Keith Mumby
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Mumby | |||||
| Nickname | "Sir Keith" | |||||
| Born | 21st February, 1957 | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | 1, Full Back, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1973–1993 | Bradford Northern | 588 | 68 | 779 | ||
| 1990–1991 | Sheffield Eagles | |||||
| Total | 588 | 68 | 779 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1979 | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1982–1984 | Great Britain | 11 | 2 | 7 | 22 | |
Keith Mumby is a former rugby league player, who most famously played for the Bradford Bulls between 1973 and 1993 as a Fullback, or Centre.
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[edit] Bradford Northern
Keith Mumby began his Bradford Northern professional playing career at the age of sixteen. On his début he broke the record for the most points scored on a first appearance for the club, scoring one try and twelve goals.
In total, he made a record 588 appearances for the club, with only 8 of those substitutions. He scored 68 tries and kicked 779 goals.[1]
Mumby held the cub record for overall points scored, until it was surpassed by Paul Deacon on 23rd June 2006.[2]
[edit] International honours
Keith Mumby won caps for England while at Bradford Northern in 1979 against Wales, and France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Bradford Northern in 1982 against Australia, in 1983 against France, and in 1984 against France (2 matches), Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), and Papua New Guinea.[3]
[edit] Awards
Mumby was awarded First Division Player of the Year for the 1982-83 season.[4]
[edit] Honoured at Bradford
Keith Mumby, has been included in Bradford's; 'Millennium Masters', 'Bull Masters', and in August 2007 he was named in the 'Team Of The Century'. He is one of only six players to be included in all three lists, the other being; Karl Fairbank, Trevor Foster, James Lowes, Robbie Paul, and Ernest Ward.
[edit] Personal Life
In addition to his playing career, in his early years Mumby worked as a joiner.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Spence, Chris. Masters - Keith Mumby "Bull Masters- Keith Mumby". Bradford Bulls official website- history. Bradford Bulls. http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3575/Bull Masters - Keith Mumby. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Craven, Dave (Thursday, May 18 2006). "Deacon's Staying at Odsal". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/archive/2006/05/18/Bradford+Bulls+%28rugbyleague_bulls%29/765299.Deacon_s_staying_at_Odsal/. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=Mumby&EnSearch=Mumby&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Bradford Bulls 1964-1994: renaissance". Bradford Bulls: History. Bradford Bulls. http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3561/1964%20-%201994:%20Renaissance. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Spence, Chris. "Bull Masters: Keith Mumby". Bradford Bulls official website. Bradford Bulls. http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3575/Bull%20Masters%20-%20Keith%20Mumby. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
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