Francis "Frank" Maloney (born 26 May 1973) is an English former professional
rugby league footballer who played as a utility back, recognised for his ability to play in the halves and the back line. He played at the top tier of English rugby league for
Leeds,
Featherstone Rovers,
Warrington,
Oldham Bears (
Heritage No. 1032),
Castleford Tigers
The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...
(
Heritage No. 749),
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (
Heritage No. 1157), and
Salford City Reds. He went on to play for
Batley
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,
Dewsbury Rams and the
Hunslet Hawks in the Championship before retiring from playing in 2008.
Playing career
International honours
Maloney won
caps for
England playing i.e. number 3, in the 28–20 victory over
France at
Stade Albert Domec
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,
Carcassonne stadium on 13 October 1999, and i.e. number 3 scoring 2-
tries in the 50–20 victory over
France, at
Hull FC's stadium on 23 October 1999.
Regal Trophy Final appearances
Maloney played in
Warrington's 10–40 defeat by
Wigan in the
1994–95 Regal Trophy Final during the
1994–95 season at
Alfred McAlpine Stadium,
Huddersfield on Saturday 28 January 1995.
Division Two Premiership Final appearances
Maloney played , and scored a
try in
Featherstone Rovers' 20–16 victory over
Workington Town in the
1992–93 Divisional Premiership Final during the
1992–93 season at
Old Trafford
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, Manchester on 19 May 1993.
Financial Crisis at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
In September 2000, at the height of a financial crisis at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, the contracts of all players aged over 24 were terminated. The players affected were;
Andy Fisher,
Bobbie Goulding,
Warren Jowitt
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,
Tony Kemp (player-coach),
Steve McNamara, Francis Maloney,
Martin Masella
Martin Masella (born 4 November 1969) is a Tongan former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He was a Tonga international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Masella played for the Leeds Rhinos as a ...
,
Steve Prescott
Stephen Prescott (26 December 1973 – 9 November 2013) was a professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1990s and 2000s.
Prescott made his début for St Helens in 1993, and soon established himself as the club's first choi ...
,
Bright Sodje
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,
Francis Stephenson
Francis Stephenson (born ) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and was the Operations Director at the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
He retired from playing during the 2007 close season, a ...
and
Glen Tomlinson
Glen Tomlinson (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for Caboolture, the Batley Bulldogs (two spells), the Bradford Bulls, Hull F.C. and the ...
.
Personal life
Maloney is the son of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s;
John Maloney. Maloney is the uncle of the rugby league footballer
Dominic Maloney
Dominic "Dom" Maloney (born 12 March 1987), also known by the nickname of "Big Dom", is an English rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s and 2010s. He has played at club level for the Castleford Tigers (List of Castleford Tigers p ...
. He lives in Dewsbury, Yorkshire.
References
External links
* (archived by web.archive.org
Batley Bulldogs profile*(archived by web.archive.org
Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.ukProfile at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
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1973 births
Living people
Batley Bulldogs players
Castleford Tigers players
Dewsbury Rams players
England national rugby league team players
English rugby league players
Featherstone Rovers players
Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
Leeds Rhinos players
Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league players from Dewsbury
Salford Red Devils players
Wakefield Trinity players
Warrington Wolves players
Yorkshire rugby league team players