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Mick Exley
George Henry Exley (15 November 1911 – February 1990),England & Wales, Death Index: 1916–2006 also known by the nickname of 'Mick', was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and coached rugby league in the 1940s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non- Test matches), England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain) (two spells, pre and post-World War II) and Hanging Heaton WMC ARLFC, as a and later as a , and club level rugby union (RU) for Wakefield RFC Old Boys (in a period of dispensation for "retired" rugby league players during World War II, he would later return to rugby league with Wakefield Trinity), and coached at club level for Batley. Background Exley was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he worked at Yorkshire Electric Transformer Company, Brewery Lane, Thornhill Lees, and he died aged 78. Playing career Club car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakefield
Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, which had a population of , the most populous district in England. It is part of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area and the Yorkshire and the Humber region. In 1888, it gained city status due to its cathedral. The city has a town hall and is home to the county hall, which was the former administrative centre of the city's county borough and metropolitan borough as well as county town for the West Riding of Yorkshire. The Battle of Wakefield took place in the Wars of the Roses, and the city was a Royalist stronghold in the Civil War. Wakefield became an important market town and centre for wool, exploiting its position on the navigable River Calder to become an inland port. In the 18th century, Wakefie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933–34 Kangaroo Tour Of Great Britain
The 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was the fifth Kangaroo tour, and took the Australia national rugby league team around the north of England, to London and Paris. The tour also featured the 11th Ashes series which comprised three Test matches and was the first to be won by Great Britain in a clean sweep. The squad's outbound journey was marred by tragedy when Sydney University centre Ray Morris contracted meningitis en route and died in hospital. The tour match played at Stade Pershing in Paris on New Year's Day 1934 was the first rugby league international played in France. Touring squad Frank McMillan was named as captain-coach of the touring squad after his Queensland counterpart Herb Steinohrt declared himself unavailable to tour (it would not be until Wally Lewis led the 1986 Kangaroos that another Queensland player would captain a Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France). George Bishop and Ernie Norman were selected but ruled out of the tour befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934–35 Northern Rugby Football League Season
The 1934–35 Rugby Football League season was the 40th season of rugby league football. A single league Championship was contested by twenty eight teams. The Challenge Cup was contested for the 35th time and the first European Championship took place between England, France and Wales. Season summary Swinton won their fourth Championship beating Warrington 14–3 in the play-off final after ending the regular season as the league leaders. The Challenge Cup winners were Castleford who defeated Huddersfield 11–8 in the final. London Highfield returned north and changed their name to Liverpool Stanley. Bradford Bulls, Bradford Northern move into their new Odsal Stadium. The first match there on 1 September 1934 ended in a loss to Huddersfield. Salford Red Devils, Salford won the Rugby league county leagues, Lancashire League, and Leeds Rhinos, Leeds won the Rugby league county leagues, Yorkshire League. Salford Red Devils, Salford beat Wigan Warriors, Wigan 21–12 to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934–35 Yorkshire Cup
The 1934–35 Yorkshire Cup was the 27th occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. For the first and only time, the Yorkshire Cup final required two replays to sort the teams and decide the winners, Leeds eventually winning the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of '13-0-(HT unknown) in a second replay. Competition and results This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at fifteen. This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round. Round 1 Involved 7 matches (with one bye) and 15 clubs Round 1 - replays Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs Round 2 - replays Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Final The final was played at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury, now in West Yorkshire, with an attendance of 22,598, receipts were £1,529 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into the similar-sized Colne is to the south of the town centre which then flows into the Calder in the north eastern outskirts of the town. The rivers around the town provided soft water required for textile treatment in large weaving sheds; this made it a prominent mill town with an economic boom in the early part of the Victorian era Industrial Revolution. The town centre has much neoclassical Victorian architecture. An example is , which is a Grade I listed building described by John Betjeman as "the most splendid station façade in England". It won the Europa Nostra award for architecture. Huddersfield hosts the University of Huddersfield and three colleges: Greenhead College, Kirklees College and Huddersfield New Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fartown Ground
The Fartown Ground or just simply Fartown is a sports ground located in the Huddersfield suburb of Fartown, Huddersfield, Fartown in West Yorkshire, England and is predominantly famous for being the home ground of Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield Rugby League Club from 1878 to 1992. The grounds consisted of a rugby ground, a cricket ground used by Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Bowling greens and a running track as well as a pavilion. It was the scene of many great games, including the Challenge Cup finals of 1908 and 1910, several Challenge Cup semi finals, League Cup (rugby league), John Player Cup finals and international matches. Although the stands were all demolished, the pitch, floodlights and bankings where the terraces once stood are still there, Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield RLFC played their last game there on 23 August 1992, up until the mid 2000s the club's junior and reserves sides still played on the pitch at Fartown but the stands were already demolished by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932–33 Northern Rugby Football League Season
The 1932–33 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 38th season of rugby league football. Salford won their second Rugby Football League Championship when they beat Swinton 15-5 in the play-off final. They had also finished the regular season as league leaders. The Challenge Cup winners were Huddersfield who beat Warrington 21-17 in the final. Salford won the Lancashire League, and Castleford won the Yorkshire League. Warrington beat St.Helens 10–9 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Leeds beat Wakefield Trinity 8–0 to win the Yorkshire Cup. This season, Widnes Widnes ( ) is an Industrial city, industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021–2022 United Kingdom censuses, 2021 census had a population of 62,400. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, ...' Jimmy Hoey became rugby league's first player to play and score in every one of his club's matches in an entire season. Championship Play-off Challenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932–33 Yorkshire Cup
The 1932–33 Yorkshire Cup was the fifteenth occasion on which Rugby Football League's (RFL) Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Leeds won the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of 8-0 The match was played at Fartown, Huddersfield, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 17,685 and receipts were £1,183 This was Leeds' third of six victories in a period of ten years, during which time they won every Yorkshire Cup final in which they appeared Background This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at fifteen. This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round. Competition and results Round 1 Involved 7 matches (with one bye) and 15 clubs Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs Round 2 - replays Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Final Teams and scorers Scorin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds Rhinos
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at Headingley Rugby Stadium, AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Leeds Rhinos have won the List of British rugby league champions, League Championship 11 times, Challenge Cup 14 times and World Club Challenge three times. The club share big long-standing West Yorkshire Derby rivalries with Huddersfield Giants and Bradford Bulls. Leeds' traditional home colours are blue and amber shirts with white shorts and blue socks. History 1870–1895: Foundation and early years In 1864, H. I. Jenkinson placed an advert in the ''Leeds Mercury'' inviting players to meet up at Woodhouse Moor a few days a week from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. That advert attracted more than 500 members. From this interest several clubs were formed, including Leeds St John's. Leeds St John's was form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley Stadium (1923)
Wembley Greyhounds, Wembley Stadium (; originally known as the Empire Stadium) was a Association football, football stadium in Wembley, London, best known for hosting important football matches. It stood on the same site now occupied by its Wembley Stadium, successor. Wembley hosted the FA Cup final annually, the first in 1923 FA Cup final, 1923, which was the stadium's inaugural event, the EFL Cup, League Cup final annually, five UEFA Champions League, European Cup finals, the 1966 FIFA World Cup final, 1966 World Cup final, and the UEFA Euro 1996 final, final of Euro 1996. Brazilian footballer Pelé once said of the stadium: "Wembley is the cathedral of football. It is the capital of football and it is the heart of football", in recognition of its status as the world's best-known football stadium. The stadium also hosted many other sports events, including the 1948 Summer Olympics, rugby league's Challenge Cup final, and the 1992 Rugby League World Cup final, 1992 and 1995 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945–46 Northern Rugby Football League Season
The 1945–46 Rugby Football League season was the 51st season of rugby league football. Season summary Wigan won their fifth Championship when they defeated Huddersfield 13-4 in the play-off final. They had also finished the regular season as the league leaders. The Challenge Cup Winners were Wakefield Trinity who defeated Wigan 13-12 in the final. Bramley, Broughton Rangers, Hull Kingston Rovers, Liverpool Stanley, Rochdale Hornets, Salford, Swinton, Warrington and Widnes returned following the Second World War. Workington Town also entered a team for the first time. Jim Sullivan of Wigan ended his career this season as the all-time record scorer of goals with 2,867. Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Wakefield Trinity won the Yorkshire League. Championship Play-offs Final The Championship Play-off Final was played at Manchester City Football Club on Saturday 18 May. Challenge Cup The final returned to Wembley following the end of the Second World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945–46 Challenge Cup ...
The 1945–46 Challenge Cup was the 45th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by Wakefield Trinity and Wigan at Wembley Stadium in London. This was the first Challenge Cup to be held after the Second World War, and the final reverted to a one-leg format held at Wembley. The final was played on Saturday 4 May 1946, where Wakefield Trinity beat Wigan 13–12 in front of a crowd of 54,730. 1945-1946 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final References External linksChallenge Cup official websiteat Rugby League Project {{DEFAULTSORT:1945-46 Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Challenge Cup The Rugby Football League Challenge Cup, commonly known just as the Challenge Cup is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, it is the world's old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
