Billy Derbyshire
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| Full name | William Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William "Billy" Derbyshire is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Warrington, as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
Playing career
International honours
Billy Derbyshire won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1947 against Wales.[1]
Championship final appearances
Billy Derbyshire played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, in Warrington's 15-5 victory over Bradford Northern in the Championship final during the 1947–48 season at Maine Road, Manchester.[2]
County Cup final appearances
Billy Derbyshire played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, in Warrington's 8-14 defeat by Wigan in the 1948 Lancashire Cup final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948,[3] and played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, in the 5-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1950 Lancashire Cup final during the 1949–50 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950.[4]
References
- ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "History of Warrington Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1948-1949 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1950-1951 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.