Alan Ackroyd | |
Birth Date: | 27 December 1948 |
Birth Place: | Kippax, England |
Height: | 6feet |
Weight: | 19st |
Club1: | Castleford |
Year1start: | 1969 |
Year1end: | 76 |
Appearances1: | 114 |
Tries1: | 23 |
Goals1: | 56 |
Fieldgoals1: | 1 |
Points1: | 183 |
Club2: | Halifax |
Year2start: | ≤1980 |
Year2end: | ≥81 |
Club3: | Bramley |
Year3start: | 1981 |
Year3end: | ≥81 |
Club4: | Hull KR |
Year4start: | 198? |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 27 May 2024 |
Source: | [1] |
Alan Ackroyd (27 December 1948[2]), also known by the nickname of "Bunny", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at club level for Castleford, Halifax, and Bramley, as a .[1] [3] [4] [5]
Alan Ackroyd was born in Kippax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He now lives in Normanton, West Yorkshire.
During his time at Castleford he scored one 2-point drop goal.
Alan Ackroyd appeared as a substitute (replacing Ian Van Bellen) and scored two goals in Castleford's 7–11 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971.