Dennis Baddeley
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Baddeley | |||||
| Born | 1 May 1921 Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||
| Died | May 2006 (aged 85) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1940–42 | Castleford | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| ≤1943–43 | Glass Houghton Intermediates | |||||
| 1942–52 | Wakefield Trinity | 194 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 194 |
| Total | 206 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 203 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1945–46 | Yorkshire | ≥1 | ||||
Dennis Baddeley (1 May 1921[1] — May 2006 (aged 85)[2]) born in Castleford (birth registered in Pontefract district), was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, playing at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #507), as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.[3][4][5]
Playing career
County Honours
Dennis Baddeley was selected for Yorkshire County XIII whilst at Wakefield Trinity during the 1945/46 season.[6]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Dennis Baddeley played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5 in Wakefield Trinity's 13-12 victory over Wigan in the 1946 Challenge Cup final during the 1945–46 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1946.[7]
County Cup final appearances
Dennis Baddeley played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Wakefield Trinity’s 2-5 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1945 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1945–46 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 3 November 1945, and played Left-Wing in the 10-0 victory over Hull in the 1946 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1946–47 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 31 November 1946.
Contemporaneous Article Extract
Born in Castleford, he signed for Wakefield Trinity in 1943 after some successful work with Glass Houghton Intermediates. He soon became a leading try-scorer in Trinity's immediate post-war side and gained Yorkshire County recognition.[8]
Genealogical information
Dennis Baddeley was the eldest brother of the rugby league Second-row of the 1950s for Wakefield Trinity, Peter Baddeley.
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Baddeley, Dennis. "England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007". ancestry.com/. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000)"Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
- ↑ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Lindley, John (1960). Dreadnoughts - A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F. C. 1873 - 1960 [Page118]. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a
- ↑ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
- ↑ Lindley, John (1960). Dreadnoughts - A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F. C. 1873 - 1960. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a
External links
- Search for "Baddeley" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Tributes paid to a 'class act'
- Trinity stars come out for Squadbuilder
- Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived June 1, 2012)