Barry Ledger Explained

Barry Ledger
Birth Date:1962 1, df=yes
Birth Place:St. Helens, England
Club1:St. Helens
Year1start:1981
Year1end:88
Appearances1:214
Tries1:112
Goals1:79
Fieldgoals1:9
Points1:601
Club2:Leigh
Year2start:1988
Year2end:93
Appearances2:91
Tries2:62
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:248
Club3:Swinton
Club4:Prescot Panthers
Year4start:1996
Year4end:97
Appearances4:15
Tries4:6
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:24
Teama:England
Yearastart:1984
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:Great Britain
Yearbstart:1985
Yearbend:86
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Teamc:Lancashire
Retired:yes
Source:[1] [2] [3]

Barry Ledger (born 19 January 1962), also spelled as Barrie Ledger, is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for St Helens and Leigh, as a .[1]

Background

Ledger was born in St Helens, Lancashire, England. His father, Eric, played on the wing for St Helens in the 1950s.

Playing career

St Helens

Ledger played in St. Helens 0–16 defeat by Warrington in the 1982 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and played in the 28–16 victory over Wigan in the 1984 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 28 October 1984.

Ledger played in St. Helens' 18–19 defeat by Halifax in the 1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987.

Ledger's final appearance for the club was in the 1987–88 Premiership final defeat against Widnes. He made over 200 appearances for Saints, and is a St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame inductee.[4]

Later career

In July 1988, Ledger was signed by Leigh for a fee of £24,000.[5] He was signed by Swinton in 1993.

White at Swinton, Ledger received a six-month suspension after testing positive for cannabis.[6]

International honours

Ledger won a cap for England while at St Helens in 1984, appearing against Wales as a substitute,[2] and won two caps for Great Britain while at St Helens in 1985 against France, and in 1986 against Australia.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  2. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/19941130000000/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Ledger&submit=Go&c=England. 1 January 2012. 30 November 1994.
  3. Web site: Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/19941130000000/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Ledger&submit=Go&c=GB. 1 January 2012. 30 November 1994.
  4. Web site: St Helens Hall of Fame. saints.org.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  5. News: Fitzpatrick . Paul . Hull KR put faith in Bishop . The Guardian . 30 July 1988 . London . 11 . .
  6. Web site: Hadfield . Dave . Ledger's positive cannabis test . The Independent . 25 June 2023 . 5 January 1995.