Terence O'Grady (10 April 1934 – 12 January 1987) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

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( Heritage № 567),

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( Heritage № 575) and

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, as a .

Career

While at

, O'Grady won

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s for England in 1952 against

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and in 1955 against

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, and played for Great Britain on the 1954 Great Britain Lions tour against

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and

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. He also appeared against New Zealand in 1961. During O'Grady's time at the club, Oldham were defeated 2-12 by Barrow in the 1954 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at

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, on 23 October 1954. Two years later, however, Oldham secured the 1956 Lancashire Cup with a 10-3 victory over St. Helens during the 1956–57 season. The following season, on 19 October 1957, O'Grady played as a left wing and scored a

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in Oldham's 13-8 defeat of Wigan in the 1957 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1957–58 season. On his 1957 début for Wigan, O'Grady scored a hat-trick of tries. He played at right wing in the Warriors' 13–9 victory over

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in the

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Final at

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on 10 May 1958, in front of a crowd of 66,109. O'Grady scored 28 tries for Warrington during the 1961–62 season.

Death

On 10 January 1987, O'Grady collapsed in the car park following the final of the 1986–87 John Player Trophy at

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. On 12 January 1987, he died, aged 52.

References

External links

Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk

Statistics at wigan.rlfans.comStatistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
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