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Stan Whitty

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Stan Whitty
Personal information
Full nameStanley Whitty
Bornc. 1902
unknown
Died (aged 82)[1]
Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–31 Hull FC 270 69
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1919–≤31 Yorkshire 4
1924 Great Britain 0
Source: [2][3]

Stanley Whitty (c. 1902 – 17 February 1984) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-test matches), and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull FC, as a scrum-half.[2][4]

Playing career

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Club career

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Stan Whitty made his début for Hull FC on Saturday 27 December 1919, and he played his last game for Hull FC on Saturday 25 April 1931.[citation needed]

International honours

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Stan Whitty was selected for Great Britain while at Hull for the 1924 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but he did not play in any of the test matches on this tour but played in 14-tour matches, and scored 5-Tries.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Stanley Whitty". Sports Mail. Hull Daily Mail. 18 February 1984. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Player Summary: Stan Whitty". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Statistics at hullfc.com". hullfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ Lord Derby (Foreword), Michael E. Ulyatt (Author), Bill Dalton (Author) (Mar 1988). Old Faithful: History of Hull Football Club, 1865-1987. Hutton Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0907033639
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