Town A.F.C., Garforth Villa Football Club, Garforth W.M.C. A.F.C and Garforth Rangers A.F.C. Garforth Town play at the Genix Healthcare Stadium (formally known as Wheatley Park) which is located in the corner of the Cedar Ridge estate of Garforth. There are two rugby clubs in Garforth, one League and one Union. Garforth Tigers ARLFC play rugby league and are based at Glebelands. They have junior and senior teams competing in the Yorkshire League. There is also a men's rugby union team: Garforth RUFC, who play their matches on Garforth Academy's playing fields. There are also two cricket clubs, Garforth C.C. & Garforth Church Parish C.C., the Squash and Leisure Centre. and a Premier World Fitness Centre. Garforth Golf Club has a course designed by Alister MacKenzie. Climate The nearest weather station is in Wakefield, to the north. Garforth is notable for recording one of the latest instances of in the United Kingdom, on 24 April 1908, the temperature fell to . Notable people Notable residents and ex-residents of Garforth include: England and Yorkshire cricketer Chris Silverwood; DJ Dave Seaman; Andrew White of the Kaiser Chiefs; John Birch of Leeds, England & Great Britain rugby league teams; and BAFTA nominated comedian Liam Williams, who created and stars in Ladhood , a comedy TV series based on his experience of growing up in Garforth. The village was also the birthplace of Second World War airman, Sir Augustus Walker of the Royal Air Force. Jack Charlton owned a menswear shop in the town, and was a resident for a number of years along with a number of sportspeople at various times. References in literature The book The Modfather was set in Garforth in the late 1970s and early 1980s detailing David Lines adolescence in the village and his obsession with Paul Weller. Gallery See also Listed buildings in Garforth and Swillington Garforth Town A.F.C. References External links Garforth Community College "Garforth Today & Garforth Yesteryear", Garforth.net (First Bookshop, Bridlington) "The Ancient Parish of Garforth", GENUKI.org.UK Places in Leeds Towns in West Yorkshire Unparished areas in West Yorkshire