Wilf George
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| Full name | Wilfred George | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wilf George is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s playing at club level for Huddersfield, Widnes, Halifax, and Batley, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Playing career
Championship appearances
Wilf George played in the Halifax team that won the Championship during the 1985–86 season. He was signed from Widnes in February 1986 for a fee of £13,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £49,870 in 2014),[1] and played 10-games for Halifax in the remainder of the season scoring 2-tries, the second being in the last League game of the season against Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 20 April 1986, when a 13-13 draw at Thrum Hall clinched the Championship.
Challenge Cup final appearances
Wilf George played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, and scored the first try of the match in Halifax's 19-18 victory over St. Helens in the 1987 Challenge Cup final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987.[2]
Regal Trophy final appearances
Wilf George played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Halifax's 12-24 defeat by Wigan in the 1989–90 Regal Trophy final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 13 January 1990.[3]
Rugby League Referee
Wilf George is a British Amateur Rugby League Association referee.
Genealogical Information
Wilf George is the father of the rugby league footballers Marcus George, and Luke George.
References
- ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "13th January 1990: Wigan 24 Halifax 12 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.