 In October 1985 Keighley were served a winding-up order by the Inland Revenue.This was only averted by the sale of the cricket field to Keighley Cricket Club for a reported £30,000 and the training pitch to Yorkshire Water for £65,000.Lawkholme Lane was sold in the late 1980s to the Co-op for approximately £10,000 and leased back to the club.