Alec Dockar

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Alec Dockar
Personal information
Full nameAlec Dockar
Bornfirst ¼ 1920
Sculcoates district, England
Died1994 (aged 73–74)
Playing information
PositionLoose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937–53 Hull Kingston Rovers 255 52 134 0 424
1945–47 Hull F.C. (guest) ≥2
Total 52 134 0 424
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1946–47 England 6 0 0 0 0
1947 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Alec Dockar (first ¼ 1920[4] – 1994) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers (Heritage №) and Hull F.C. (Heritage №) (World War II guest), as a scrum cap-wearing loose forward, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Background[edit]

Alec Dockar's birth was registered in Sculcoates district, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged c. 73–74.

International honours[edit]

Dockar won caps for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1946 against Wales (2 matches), and France, in 1947 against France (2 matches), and Wales,[2] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers and in 1947 against New Zealand.[3]

Genealogical information[edit]

Alec Dockar was the great-grandfather of the rugby league footballer who has played in the 2010s; Zach Dockar-Clay.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.