Head coach Kian Morgan set to carry on in dual role for Mirfield Spartans in 2026
After overseeing an excellent 2025 campaign Kian Morgan is staying on as player-head coach with Mirfield Spartans.
The club formed out of a merger between Mirfield ARLFC and Spartans ARL are entering a new era, having been granted a place in the new look National Conference League.
Morgan led the team to Grand Final glory last season when they secured away wins over Newsome Panthers and Siddal Academy and then beat King Cross Park to be crowned Yorkshire Men’s League Premier Division champions and has agreed to stay on in his dual role as player and coach for 2026.
Before the merger he previously led the Spartans club as coach for six successful years, including winning Holliday Cups and League Championships.
Alongside his achievements as a coach, Morgan has spent a number of years in a professional environment as a player and he will once again be lacing up the boots for the Mirfield Spartans side this year.
The team was due to due to start their season in the first round of the Betfred Challenge Cup away to Woodhouse Warriors last Saturday, but the tie was postponed due to frozen pitch.
It has now been rearranged to take place this Saturday with the winners hosting Championship side Goole Vikings in the second round.
Mirfield are honoured to have been invited to play in the famous competition and are up for the challenge, although they know it will be a huge test away from home, a year on from their first taste of Challenge Cup action when hosting The Royal Navy side.
They say pre-season has been progressing well with big competition for places ahead of the cup tie and the league season set to get under way in March, with newcomers, returning faces and the players from the Grand Final winning team all staking claims.
Dewsbury Moor Maroons’ Challenge Cup tie at Stanningey was also postponed and will now go ahead this Saturday.