Alvin Ackerley
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| Full name | Alvin Ackerley | |||||
| Born | October→December 1927 (age 84–85) Cockermouth district, Cumberland, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤09/10/1948–09/10/1948 | Workington Town | |||||
| 09/10/1948–04/10/1959 | Halifax | 396 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 04/10/1959–≥04/10/1959 | Hull Kingston Rovers | |||||
| Total | 396 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Cumberland | 10 | |||||
| 1952–1953 | England | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952–1958 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Alvin Ackerley (birth registered October→December 1927)[1] is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, England, and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, Halifax, and Hull Kingston Rovers, playing at Hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums. He was born in Cockermouth district.[1]
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[edit] International honours
Ackerley won caps for England while at Halifax in 1952 against Other Nations (2 matches), and Wales, in 1953 against France (2 matches), and Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1952 against Australia, and in 1958 against New Zealand.[2]
[edit] County Honours
Ackerley won caps for Cumberland while at Halifax.
[edit] Challenge Cup final appearances
Ackerley played Hooker, i.e. number 9, and was captain in Halifax’s 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 1 May 1954, and the 4-18 defeat in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup final replay at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 5 May 1954 in front of a 102,569+ crowd.
[edit] Honoured at Halifax RLFC
Ackerley is a Halifax RLFC Hall Of Fame Inductee.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 2010-12-31. http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=156791482&d=bmd_1325066777. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=Ackerley&EnSearch=Ackerley&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 2008-12-31. http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/page.php?id=213. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
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