James Crossley (rugby league)
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| Full name | James Crossley | |||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1933–49 | Castleford | 261 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 85 |
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James Crossley was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s playing at club level for Castleford, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2]
Playing career
County League appearances
James Crossley played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1938–39 season.
Challenge Cup final appearances
James Crossley played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11 in Castleford's 11-8 victory over Huddersfield in the 1935 Challenge Cup final during the 1934–35 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1935.[3]
References
- ↑ 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 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sat 4th May 1935 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 39,000". thecastlefordtigers ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
- Search for "Crossley" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived May 18, 2012)
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