Percy Holroyd
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| Full name | Percy Holroyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Huddersfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off/Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Percy Holroyd was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6. Percy Holroyd was possibly the first player local to Huddersfield be awarded some sort of benefit,[1] his début was against Broughton Rangers on Saturday 8 November 1902, and nine seasons later, for his service to Huddersfield, he was presented with the sum of £50 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £17,860 in 2013).[2]
Playing career
International honours
Percy Holroyd won a cap for England while at Huddersfield in 1909 against Wales.[3]
County Cup final appearances
Percy Holroyd played Fullback, and scored 2-conversions in Huddersfield's 21-0 victory over Batley in the 1909 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1909–10 season at Headingley Stadium on Saturday 27 November 1909.
References
- ^ Carruthers, Bryan (1995). Huddersfield - Centenary Brochure Page-38. Arrow Publishing, HD5 8JR. ISBN n/a
- ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.