Liam Kirk (born 26 March 1997) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Kirk was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Kirk played for Drighligton ARLFC before he joined the

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scholarship programme. He is a product of the

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system.

Playing Career

Bradford Bulls

2016 - 2016 Season Kirk featured in the pre-season friendly against Castleford. He featured in the Championship Shield Round 6 Workington Town to the semi-final against

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. 2017 - 2017 Season Kirk featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield and Keighley. Kirk featured in Round 1 Hull Kingston Rovers to Round 23 against Swinton then in the Championship Shield Game 1 Toulouse Olympique to Game 7 Rochdale. Kirk also played in the

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in Round 4 Featherstone Rovers. He scored against Hull Kingston Rovers (two tries),

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(one try) and Rochdale (one try). At the end of the season Kirk signed a two-year contract extension with the Bradford club. 2018 - 2018 Season Kirk featured in the pre-season friendlies against

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, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Toronto Wolfpack and Keighley. He scored against Halifax (one try). He featured in round 1 York then in round 7 against Coventry to round 10 Newcastle Thunder. He played in round 12

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to round 16 against the Newcastle Thunder then in round 18 York to round 25

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He featured in the semi-final against Oldham and the final against Workington Town. Kirk also played in the

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in round 4

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to round 5 against Warrington. 2019 - 2019 Season Kirk featured in the pre-season friendlies against York, Dewsbury, Batley and the Toronto Wolfpack. Kirk played in round 1 Featherstone Rovers to round 17

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then in round 19 Widnes to round 21 Swinton. He also played in round 23 against the Toronto Wolfpack. Kirk also featured in the

2019 Challenge Cup The 2019 Challenge Cup known as the Coral Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 118th staging of the Challenge Cup, the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British National Leagues and a number of inv ...

in round 6 against Leeds to the quarter-final against Halifax. He scored against Batley (one try). 2020 - 2020 Season Kirk featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford, Leeds, Dewsbury and York. Kirk played in Round 1 against the

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to Round 3 Featherstone then in round 5 against Sheffield. Kirk featured in the

2020 Challenge Cup The 2020 Challenge Cup, known as the Coral Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 119th staging of the Challenge Cup, the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British national leagues and a number of ...

in Round 4 against the

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Oldham

At the end of the 2020 season he signed for Championship side

Sheffield Eagles

In October 2021 Kirk signed for Sheffield Eagles on a two-year deal.

Widnes Vikings

On 10 Oct 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings in the

RFL Championship The Championship, known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a professional rugby league competition. It is the Rugby Football League Championship Second Division, second-tier competition organised by the Rugby Football Lea ...

on a 2-year deal.

Statistics

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

References

External links

Bradford Bulls profileBulls profileElite Star profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirk, Liam 1997 births Living people Bradford Bulls players English rugby league players Oldham R.L.F.C. players Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Leeds Rugby league props Sheffield Eagles players Widnes Vikings players