Dick Gemmell

Richard Gemmell
Personal information
Full name Richard Gemmell
Nickname Dick
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1964–≥64 Leeds
≤1968–≥69 Hull
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1968–≥69 Lancashire
1964–69 Great Britain 3 2 0 0 6
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Richard "Dick" Gemmell is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Leeds, and Hull, as a Centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.

Playing career

International honours

Dick Gemmell won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in 1964 against France, and while at Hull in 1968 against France, and in 1969 against France.[1]

County honours

Dick Gemmell represented Lancashire while at Hull, and is one of only four players to do so, they are; Ellis Clarkson, Bob Taylor, Dick Gemmell, and Steve Prescott.[2]

County Cup final appearances

Dick Gemmell played Centre, i.e. number 4, in Leeds' 2-18 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1964 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1964–65 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 31 October 1964, and played Centre, i.e. number 3, in Hull's 12-9 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1969 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1969–70 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 20 September 1969.

References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. Lord Derby (Foreword), Michael E. Ulyatt (Author), Bill Dalton (Author) (Mar 1988). Old Faithful: History of Hull Football Club, 1865-1987. Hutton Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0907033639

External links

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