Frank Dyson
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For the English astronomer and Astronomer Royal, see Frank Watson Dyson.
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| Nickname | Spanky | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| –1963 | Huddersfield | 367 | 958 | 2072 | ||
| 1963–≥1963 | Oldham | |||||
| Total | 367 | 0 | 958 | 0 | 2072 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Yorkshire | ||||||
| 1959 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Frank 'Spanky' Dyson is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Huddersfield, and Oldham, playing at Fullback, i.e. number 1.
One of rugby league's most prolific goal-kickers,[1] Frank Dyson won a cap for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1959 against Australia.[2]
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[edit] Testimonial match
Frank Dyson's Testimonial match at Huddersfield took place in 1959.
[edit] Outside of rugby league
Following his retirement from rugby, Frank Dyson was the publican of The Harp, 305 Bradford Road, Huddersfield circa-1967.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Hannan, Tony (April 1999). "Huddersfield's Hall of Fame". League Express. http://tonyhannan.posterous.com/huddersfields-hall-of-fame. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Frank_Dyson/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ Woffenden, Edgar (18/10/1967). Huddersfield Athletic and Cricket Club Official Programme: Hull. Edgar Woffenden, Cliffe Works, Birkby, Huddersfield. ISBN n/a
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