Alan Horsfall
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| Full name | Allan Horsfall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1926[1] Leeds, England[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 May 2007 (aged 80)[3] Leeds, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alan or Allan Horsfall (5 August 1926 – 24 May 2007) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Leeds and Castleford (Heritage No. 377), as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[4][5]
Playing career[edit]
Alan Horsfall's début for Leeds came in the 17–32 defeat by Wigan at Headingley on 24 November 1945, he was transferred to Castleford on Monday 10 January 1955 in part-exchange for Joe Anderson, and was the bag man for the Leeds teams of the 1970s, and early 1980s.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ "Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk". leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.