Colin Tyrer

Colin Tyrer

Personal information
Born	Leigh, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Position	fullback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1962–67	Leigh	122		206
1967–74	Wigan	248	88	813	0	1890
1974–76	Barrow	46
1976–78	Hull KR	31	4	106	0	224
	Total	447	92	1125	0	2114
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1966–71	Lancashire	3
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1983	Widnes
Source: [1]

Colin Tyrer is an English former rugby league footballer who played as a fullback for Leigh, Wigan, Barrow and Hull Kingston Rovers, and also made three representative appearances for Lancashire.

Playing career

County Cup final appearances

Colin Tyrer played Right-wing, i.e. number 2, and scored a 2-conversions in Leigh's 4-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1963 Lancashire Cup final during the 1963–64 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 26 October 1963, and played fullback, and scored a 3-conversions in Wigan's 15-8 victory over Widnes in the 1971 Lancashire Cup final during the 1971–72 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 28 August 1971.^[2]

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final appearances

Colin Tyrer played fullback, and scored a 2-conversions in Wigan's 7-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968.^[3]

Genealogical information

Colin Tyrer is the father of the rugby league footballers, Shaun Tyrer (Wigan, Oldham, and Whitehaven), and Christian Tyrer.

References

1. Morris, Graham (2005). Wigan Rugby League Football Club: 100 Greats. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7524-3470-4.
2. "1971-1972 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
3. "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

• Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com