Horace Duckett (11 October 1867 – 3 March 1939) was a

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, and professional

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footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

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, and at club level for Bradford F.C., as a half-back, e.g. scrum-half, or

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, i.e. number 9, or 10, and club level rugby league (RL) for Bradford F.C. and

Heckmondwike Heckmondwike is a town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, south west of Leeds. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is close to Cleckheaton and Liversedge. It is mostly in the Batley and Spen pa ...

. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford F.C. was a

club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 1907 it has been the

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(soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue.

Life

Horace Duckett was born in Thornton,

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, England, and he died aged 71 in

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, West Riding of Yorkshire. Duckett's marriage to Florence (

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Stansfield) was registered during the fourth quarter of 1913 in Todmorden district.

Playing career

International honours

Horace Duckett won

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s for

(RU) while at Bradford F.C. in 1893 against Ireland, and Scotland.

Change of code

When Bradford joined the Northern Union in 1895, Duckett went with them. He played in fourteen games in 1895–96 and in seven games the following season. In 1897–98 he joined Heckmondike and played in eight games before retiring.

Note

Duckett's surname is variously spelt correctly with an "e" as Duckett, or incorrectly with an "i" as Duckitt.

References

External links

Statistics at espnscrum.comSearch for "Duckett" at rugbyleagueproject.orgSearch for "Duckitt" at rugbyleagueproject.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duckett, Horace 1867 births 1939 deaths Bradford F.C. players England international rugby union players English rugby league players English rugby union players Rugby league players from Bradford Rugby union halfbacks Rugby union players from Bradford