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==History==

==History==

The club was founded in 1873 when a group of young men from the Holy Trinity Church formed the Wakefield Trinity club. Although there were some other clubs in the town during the 1870s & 1880s, the Trinity became preemeninent.  Early matches were played on three diferent sites until the club moved to Belle Vue in 1879. Belle Vue was purchased in 1895 with money provided by the Wakefield Athletic Club. This was to secure a permanent base for the club and the ground was also initially used for cycling and athletics events.

The club was founded in 1873 when a group of young men from the Holy Trinity Church formed the Wakefield Trinity club. Although there were some other clubs in the town during the 1870s & 1880s, the Trinity became preeminent.  Early matches were played on three different sites until the club moved to Belle Vue in 1879. Belle Vue was purchased in 1895 with money provided by the Wakefield Athletic Club. This was to secure a permanent base for the club and the ground was also initially used for cycling and athletics events.

In 1895 Wakefield joined the twenty-one other clubs in the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union following a meeting of clubs at The George Hotel, Huddersfield. Although full-time professionalism was illegal players were now allowed broken time payments of up to a maximum of six [[shilling]]s per day for loss of earnings through playing rugby and reducing the number of players from fifteen to thirteen.  Some other changes were made in an attempt to make the game more interesting for spectators but the use of a round ball was eventually dropped after some trial games.

In 1895 Wakefield joined the twenty-one other clubs in the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union following a meeting of clubs at The George Hotel, Huddersfield. Although full-time professionalism was illegal players were now allowed broken time payments of up to a maximum of six [[shilling]]s per day for loss of earnings through playing rugby and reducing the number of players from fifteen to thirteen.  Some other changes were made in an attempt to make the game more interesting for spectators but the use of a round ball was eventually dropped after some trial games.