Geoff Wriglesworth
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Geoffrey W. Wriglesworth | |||||
Nickname | Geoff | |||||
Born | July→September 1943 (age 72–73) York | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Wing, Centre | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
≤1965–≥66 | Leeds | |||||
≤1967–≥68 | Bradford Northern | |||||
≤1972–72 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 51 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
1972–≥72 | Wakefield Trinity | 62 | 19 | |||
–1976 | York | |||||
Total | 113 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 51 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1965–66 | Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
Geoffrey "Geoff" W. Wriglesworth (birth registered July→September 1943 (age 72–73)[1]) birth registered in York, is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Heworth, Leeds, Bradford Northern, Hull Kingston Rovers, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #783), and York, as a Wing, or Centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.
Playing career
County Cup final appearances
Geoff Wriglesworth played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, 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.
International honours
Geoff Wriglesworth won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in 1965 against New Zealand, and in 1966 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches).[2]
Club career
Geoff Wriglesworth made his début for Wakefield Trinity against Swinton at Station Road, Swinton on Monday 9 October 1972.
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Photograph "Wrig(g)lesworth breaks" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Colin Dixon gets the ball away" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Going down the steps" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com