The stadium closed to Greyhound Racing in 1966, remaining as ‘The Dog’s Bowl’ bowling alley until it was demolished in the late 70's. A jet filling station had been built on the car park at the junction of Horsley Hill Road and Westcott Avenue. After demolition, the area was redeveloped for housing. Club League Record The league positions for South Shields for the 3 years in which they played semi-professional rugby league are given in the following table:- Heading Abbreviations RL = Single Division; Pl = Games played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points for; PA = Points against; Diff = Points difference (+ or -); Pts = League points % Pts = A percentage system was used to determine league positions due to clubs playing varying number of fixtures and against different opponents League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0. Several fixtures & results The following are just a few of South Shields fixtures during the two seasons in which they played (semi) professional Rugby League. Notes and Comments Folly Fields is the stadium used by Wigan at the time until 1901. They then became sub-tenants of Springfield Park See below - Note 3. Lowerhouse Lane is the original site of the current ground used by Widnes. It was renamed Naughton Park in 1932 in honour of club secretary, Tom Naughton - and later renamed Halton Stadium after being completely rebuilt in 1997. Wigan became sub-tenants of Springfield Park, which they shared with Wigan United AFC, playing their first game there on 14 September 1901 at which a crowd of 4,000 saw them beat Morecambe 12–0, and the last game on 28 April 1902 when Wigan beat the Rest of Lancashire Senior Competition. A temporary ground was necessary to span the period between moving from Folly Fields and the new ground at Central Park being constructed. See also List of defunct rugby league clubs References External links North East Rugby League Clubs Football Grounds in focus South Shields AFC - The early years 1889-1919 Aloha from South Shields South Shields FC, the Football League Years, A Complete Record of a forgotten club author George Thompson - published by Yore Publications in 2000 English rugby league teams Defunct rugby league teams in England Rugby league teams in Tyne and Wear Sport in South Shields Rugby clubs established