Bobby Greenough
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| Full name | Robert J. Greenough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | third ¼ 1939 (age 84–85) St. Helens district, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert J. Greenough (born third ¼ 1939[2]), also known by the nickname of "Bobby", is an English World Cup winning former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Blackbrook A.R.L.F.C. (in St. Helens), and Warrington, as a wing, or stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 6.[1]
Background
Bobby Greenough's birth was registered in St. Helens district, Lancashire, and he has retired to Eday, one of the islands of Orkney, Scotland.
Playing career
International honours
Bobby Greenough, won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in the 1960 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand.[1]
Bobby Greenough played right wing, i.e. number 2, in the first of the three matches for Great Britain's 1960 Rugby League World Cup winning team against New Zealand, being replaced by Jim Challinor in the second game against France, and by Billy Boston in the last game against Australia.
Championship Final appearances
Bobby Greenough played in Warrington's 10–25 defeat by Leeds in the Championship Final during the 1960–61 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 20 May 1961.[3]
County Cup Final appearances
Bobby Greenough played in Warrington's 5–4 victory over St. Helens in the 1959 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1959–60 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 31 October 1959.[3]
Club career
Bobby Greenough made his début for Warrington in the 20–16 victory over Salford at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, he scored 30-tries in the 1960–61 season, he is only one of six players to score 30-tries in a season for Warrington, and he is eighth in the list of Warrington all-time try scorers.
Honoured at Warrington
Bobby Greenough is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[4]
Note
Bobby Greenough's surname is variously spelt correctly without an h as Greenough, and incorrectly with an h as Greenhough.
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "History of Warrington Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.