the area since 1873. Money was provided by the Wakefield Athletic Club, and the ground was also used for cycling and athletics competitions. Floodlights were installed in 1967 and were upgraded in 1990/91. On Saturday 16 September 2006, the stadium played host to 'The Battle of Belle Vue' when 11,000 fans from Trinity and Castleford watched the match which would decide who was relegated from Super League. Wakefield won the match 29–17 sending their nearest rivals Castleford down to the National League. The capacity of the stadium was increased to 12,600 in 2008, to help with the application for a 2009 Super League licence, which was granted in July 2008. In June 2015, it was announced Wakefield Trinity would leave Belle Vue at the end of the season as they could not afford to stay. Before the end of the season it was announced Belle Vue was up for sale and was sold in 2016. Although the new owners expressed interest in redeveloping the stadium, no progress has been announced publicly, and notice has once again been given and Trinity expect to leave Belle Vue at some stage. Negotiations and talks on the club's future playing venue continue. 2023 squad 2023 transfers Gains Players Harry Sunderland Trophy winners The Harry Sunderland Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in the Super League Grand Final by the Rugby League Writers' Association. Golden Greats (1945–91) The "Golden Greats" side was named on 21 March 1992. Gerry Round Fred Smith Alan Skene Neil Fox Gert Coetzer Harold Poynton Keith Holliday Jack Wilkinson Len Marson Don Vines Mick Exley Bob Haigh Derek Turner Coaches Seasons League history Super League era Honours League Division 1 / Super League: Winners (2): 1966–67, 1967–68 Runners up (2): 1959–60, 1961–62 Division 2 / Championship: Winners (2): 1903–04, 1998 Runners up (1): 1982–83 RFL Yorkshire League: Winners (7): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1945–46, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1965–66 Cups Challenge Cup: Winners (5): 1908–09, 1945–46, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63 Runners up (3): 1913–14, 1967–68, 1978–79 RFL Yorkshire Cup: Winners (10):1910–11, 1924–25, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1992–93 Runners up (10): 1926–27, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1945–46, 1958–59, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1990–91 Pre-schism Yorkshire Cup: Winners (4): 1879, 1880, 1883, 1887 Records Club Records Biggest win: 90–12 v. Highfield RLFC (at Belle Vue, 1992–93) Highest all-time attendance: 28,254 v. Wigan (at Belle Vue, 1962) Highest Super League attendance: 11,000 v. Castleford (at Belle Vue,