David Dunkerley (born 1952) is a former professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at club level for
Leeds (Under-17s, and
A-Team),
Keighley, and
York, as a or .
Background
David Dunkerley worked at
St James's University Hospital,
Leeds.
Playing career
County Cup Final appearances
David Dunkerley played left- in
York's 8-18 defeat by
Bradford Northern in the
1978–79 Yorkshire Cup
The 1978–79 Yorkshire Cup was the seventy-first occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating York by the score of 18-8
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorksh ...
Final during the
1978–79 season at
Headingley,
Leeds on Saturday 28 October 1978, in front of a crowd of 10,429.
Notable tour matches
David Dunkerley played in
York's 2-29 defeat by
Australia
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at
Clarence Street,
York on Tuesday 14 November 1978, under temporary
floodlight
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s.
Club career
David Dunkerley broke his
collar bone during mid-November 1975, and returned to play 6-weeks later in the match against
Hull F.C.
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...
at
The Boulevard,
Kingston upon Hull on Thursday 1 January 1976, 3-days later he broke his collar bone again in the match against
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
at
Clarence Street,
York on Sunday 4 January 1976, he returned to training during March 1976, but he played no further matches in the during the
1975–76 season.
Genealogy information
David Dunkerley's marriage to Shelley E. (
née
A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...
Wilson) was registered during fourth ¼ 1983 in
Leeds district.
References
External links
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