- Calderdale Explorers
The Calderdale Explorers was a
basketball team based inHalifax, West Yorkshire , which competed in theBritish Basketball League 's inaugural 1987-88 season.The team was established as the Halifax Explorers in
1982 , when they entered the National Basketball League Division 2. They changed their name toCalderdale after just one year, and in1986 they won promotion to Division 1. In1987 , the Expolerers joined 14 other teams in the newly establishedBritish Basketball League , however after just one season, the club withdrew from the professional league as they could not afford the court hire charge of just £14 atNorth Bridge Leisure Centre . The club returned a year later in1989 , returning to NBL Division 2, however they soon folded in1992 , a decade since the teams foundation.
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