Editing Chorley (section)

==Sport==
[[File:Victory Park.jpg|thumb|right|[[Victory Park (Chorley)|Victory Park]], the home of Chorley Football Club]]

Chorley is home to the semi professional football team, [[Chorley F.C.]], known as the Magpies due to their black and white strip. Founded as a rugby team in 1875, they switched to playing football eight years later. Since then they have had limited success, with their most memorable moments being two appearances in the second round of the [[FA Cup]] and two seasons in the [[Football Conference]] in the late 1980s. They played in the National League in the 2019–20 season having won promotion from the National League North in the previous season, but were relegated back to the National League North. The team qualified for the 4th round of the [[2020–21 FA Cup|2020–21 season of the FA Cup]].

The town and surrounding boroughs boast a number of cricket clubs, with two teams taking the town's name. [[Chorley Cricket Club]] currently play in the [[Northern Premier Cricket League|Northern League]] and were finalists in the [[ECB National Club Cricket Championship]] for three consecutive seasons from 1994 to 1996, winning the trophy on the first two occasions. Chorley St James Cricket Club are the second side in the town, competing in the Southport & District Amateur Cricket League, having been members of the Chorley League until its demise in 2005.

The town is home to the Chorley Buccaneers [[American Football]] Club. Founded in the year 2000, the ''Bucs'' now have eight competitive teams and over 120 players competing in the [[BAFA National Leagues]] structure. They are based at Parklands Academy in Chorley.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

[[Chorley RUFC]] was founded in the early 1970s. The club currently run two senior sides and a mini section, the 1st XV playing in the [[Rugby Football Union|RFU]] North Lancs 2 division.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Until 2004, Chorley had a [[rugby league]] side, [[Chorley Lynx]], who played in League Two of the [[RFL Championship|Rugby League National Leagues]]. The club was forced to close in 2004, due to small crowds and the withdrawal of funding by backer [[Trevor Hemmings]]. Many of the club's players and staff joined nearby [[Blackpool Panthers]]. The only rugby league side currently active who are situated in Chorley is amateur side Chorley Panthers.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Chorley is home to [[track cycling|track cyclists]] including [[Olympic gold medal]] winners [[Jason Queally]] and [[Bradley Wiggins]], and Paralympic silver medallist [[Rik Waddon]], due in part to the proximity of the town to the [[Manchester Velodrome]]; it is also the home town of Paralympic gold medallist [[Natalie Jones]].{{cn|date=March 2025}}

The council owned leisure centre contains a swimming pool, sports hall, squash courts and a small fitness suite. The borough also includes other gym facilities, two other council-owned leisure centres (at Clayton Green and [[Coppull]]) and another public swimming pool at [[Brinscall]]. The town is also home to a Next Generation fitness centre, other private pools and leisure centres, and a [[David Lloyd (tennis)|David Lloyd]] Tennis Centre.

[[File:Chorley Golf Course - geograph.org.uk - 122929.jpg|thumb|right|Duxbury Golf Course, Duxbury Park]]
 
Duxbury Park municipal [[golf]] course is {{convert|1|mi|km|0}} south of Chorley town centre.

The town is home to many amateur football, rugby and cricket teams. There are also several grass football pitches, bowling greens and tennis courts. A public outdoor swimming pool in Astley Park was demolished in the 1990s.{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}}

Chorley Athletic and Triathlon Club regularly compete in road, cross country, fell, athletics and triathlon events. Chorley [[Cycling]] Club was formed in 2011, resurrecting a club which had disbanded around 1953. The club caters to both leisure and racing members and runs regular training and social rides on local roads.<ref>[http://www.chorleycyclingclub.co.uk/aboutus.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909215348/http://www.chorleycyclingclub.co.uk/aboutus.htm|date=9 September 2013}}</ref> Chorley JKS [[Shotokan Karate]] Club was established in the town in 2012.