Alan Horsfall Explained

Alan Horsfall
Fullname:Allan Horsfall
Birth Date:5 August 1926[1]
Birth Place:Leeds, England[2]
Death Date:[3]
Death Place:Leeds, England
Club1:Leeds
Year1start:1945
Year1end:55
Appearances1:77
Tries1:7
Points1:21
Club2:Castleford
Year2start:1955
Year2end:58
Appearances2:53
Tries2:3
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:9
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:22 May 2012
Source:leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk

Alan or Allan Horsfall (5 August 1926 – 24 May 2007) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Leeds and Castleford (Heritage No. 377), as a, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[4] [5]

Playing career

Alan Horsfall's début for Leeds came in the 17–32 defeat by Wigan at Headingley on 24 November 1945, he was transferred to Castleford on Monday 10 January 1955 in part-exchange for Joe Anderson, and was the bag man for the Leeds teams of the 1970s, and early 1980s.

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Notes and References

  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  3. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  4. Web site: Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk . leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk . 31 December 2011 . 1 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729151950/http://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=186. 29 July 2012.
  5. Web site: Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. 1 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729151950/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=802. 29 July 2012.