Donald Close ( – ) was a professional
rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1950s and 1960s.
He played at representative level for
Great Britain and
Yorkshire, and at club level for
Leeds), and
Huddersfield.
Background
Don Close worked as a
coal miner.
Playing career
International honours
Don Close won a
cap for
Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1967 against France.
County honours
Don Close won
cap(s) for
Yorkshire while at Huddersfield.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Don Close played in
Huddersfield's 6-12 defeat by
Wakefield Trinity in the
1961–62 Challenge Cup
The 1961–62 Challenge Cup was the 61st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
First Round
Second Round
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Final
Wakefield Trinity beat Huddersfield 12-6 in the Challenge Cup Fi ...
Final during the
1961–62 season at
Wembley Stadium,
London on Saturday 12 May 1962, in front of a crowd of 81,263.
[Briggs, Cyril & Edwards, Barry (12 May 1962). ''The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v Wakefield Trinity - Match Programme''. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a]
County Cup Final appearances
Don Close played in
Huddersfield's 10-16 defeat by
Wakefield Trinity in the
1960–61 Yorkshire Cup
1960–61 Yorkshire Cup was the fifty-third occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held.
Wakefield Trinity won the trophy by beating Huddersfield by the score of 16-10 in the final played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire ...
Final during the
1960–61 season at
Headingley,
Leeds on Saturday, 29 October 1960.
Testimonial match
Don Close's
Testimonial match at
Huddersfield took place in 1968.
References
External links
Search for "Don Close" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
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1937 births
1998 deaths
Great Britain national rugby league team players
Huddersfield Giants players
Place of birth missing
Rugby league hookers
Yorkshire rugby league team players