David Redfearn (born 1951) is an English former professional
World Cup
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winning
rugby league
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footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative for
Great Britain
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and
England
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, and at club level for
Bradford Northern
The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predomi ...
, as a , i.e. number 2 or 5.
Background
David Redfearn's birth was registered in
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Hudder ...
district,
West Riding of Yorkshire
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, England.
Playing career
International honours
Dave Redfearn won
cap
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s for
England
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while at Bradford Northern in 1975 against France, in the
1975 Rugby League World Cup
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against Australia,
and won
cap
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s for
Great Britain
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while at Bradford Northern in the
1972 Rugby League World Cup
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against New Zealand (sub), and in 1974 against France (2 matches), Australia, and New Zealand (3 matches).
He toured with the 1974
Great Britain Lions
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, playing in all three Tests against New Zealand and one against Australia.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Dave Redfearn played , i.e. number 5, in
Bradford Northern
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's 14-33 defeat by
Featherstone Rovers
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in the
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
Challenge Cup
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Final during the
1972–73 season at
Wembley Stadium
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,
London
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on Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395.
County Cup Final appearances
Dave Redfearn played , i.e. number 5, in
Bradford Northern
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's 18-8 victory over
York
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in the
1978–79 Yorkshire
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County Cup
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Final during the
1978–79 season at
Headingley
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Rugby Stadium,
Leeds
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on Saturday 28 October 1978, and played as an
interchange/
substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing
Phil Sanderson
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) in the 5-10 defeat by
Castleford
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in the
1981–82 Yorkshire
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County Cup
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Final during the
1981–82 season at
Headingley
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Rugby Stadium,
Leeds
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on Saturday 3 October 1981.
Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances
Dave Redfearn played , i.e. number 5, in
Bradford Northern
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's 3-2 victory over
Widnes
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Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is on t ...
in the
1974–75 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the
1974–75 season at
Wilderspool Stadium
Wilderspool Stadium was a rugby league stadium in Warrington, England. The ground was Warrington RLFC's old ground before moving to the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
History
In 1898, Warrington RLFC moved to the Wilderspool Stadium. A 10-year lea ...
,
Warrington
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on Saturday 25 January 1975, and played right-, i.e. number 3, in the 6-0 victory over
Widnes
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Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is on t ...
in the
1979–80 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the
1979–80 season at
Headingley
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Rugby Stadium,
Leeds
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on Saturday 5 January 1980.
Genealogical information
David Redfearn is the older brother of the rugby league footballer;
Alan Redfearn
Alan Redfearn (born 31 August 1952) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Bradford Northern, as a .
B ...
.
References
External links
Photograph "Pre-season 1976–77" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Smiling Dave Redfearn" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Dave Redfearn scores" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Dave Redfearn scores" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Let's celebrate" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Santa unmasked" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "David Redf(f)earn "scores"" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Redfearn sneaks in" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Alan Redfearn goes over" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Team photo 1978" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Ronnie Firth sprays the champagne" (Upside-down) at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Northern celebrate the Championship win" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Ernest Ward holds the Championship Trophy" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "The Mayor shows off the Trophy" (Upside-down) at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Keith goes over" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "David Redfearn stretches out to score" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "David Redfearn takes one in the face" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "1981 team v. Hull" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Daylight training" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Not this time David" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Seabourne leads his men" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Delighted Northern players with the cup" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "David Redfearn on the break" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Watson scores" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Determined Ian Slater" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Redfearn makes a break" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Joe Phillips memorial trophy team 1975" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Farrar stopped" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "David Redfearn dives over" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "The team ready to leave" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "The teams take to the field" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Meeting Mountbatten" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "The National Anthem" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Semi Final winners" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Hardisty back flip" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Redfearn goes over in the snow" at rlhp.co.uk
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1951 births
Living people
Bradford Bulls players
England national rugby league team players
English rugby league players
Great Britain national rugby league team players
Rugby league players from Dewsbury
Rugby league wingers