Victor "Vic" S. Yorke (birth registered third ¼ 1933 – July 2009) 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 Old Priory Youth Club ARLFC and

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, as a

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-kicking , i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested

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Background

Vic Yorke's birth was registered in

, and he died aged 75 in Acomb,

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, England.

Playing career

International honours

Vic Yorke played left-, i.e. number 8 for

while at York and scored 4-

s in 8–26 defeat by France at

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, St. Helens on Saturday 22 November 1958.

County honours

Vic Yorke won

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s for

while at York.

County Cup Final appearances

Vic Yorke played right-, i.e. number 10, and scored a

in York's 8-15 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1957–58 season at

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Rugby Stadium,

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on Saturday 19 October 1957.

Club career

Vic Yorke made his début for York against

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on Monday 19 April 1954, he scored his first

for York against

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at Craven Park,

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on Monday 23 August 1954, his last match for York was against

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, York on Saturday 19 November 1966.

Career records

Vic Yorke holds York's "Most points in a career" record with 2159-points, "Most goals in a career" record with 1060-

s, and "Most goals in a game" record with 11-goals against

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on Saturday 6 September 1958. He previously held York's "Most points in a season" record with 301-points set in the 1957–58 season, broken by

Graham Steadman Graham Steadman (born 8 December 1961) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level f ...

who scored 318-points during the 1984–85 season, and the "Most goals in a season" record with 146-goals also set in the 1957–58 season, broken by

Danny Brough Danny Brough (born 15 January 1983) is a Scottish former professional rugby league footballer who played as a or . Brough started his professional career in 2002 with Dewsbury Rams in the second tier before moving to York City Knights a year ...

who scored 174-goals during the 2004 season.

Honoured at York Rugby League

Yorke was inducted into the York Rugby League Hall of Fame in March 2013.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yorke, Victor 1933 births 2009 deaths English rugby league players Rugby league props Rugby League XIII players Rugby league players from York York Wasps players Yorkshire rugby league team players