Ernest Luckman | |
Fullname: | Ernest Luckman |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1926 |
Birth Place: | Pontefract district, England |
Death Date: | July 1988 (aged 62) |
Death Place: | Wakefield, England |
Year1start: | 1947 |
Year1end: | 48 |
Appearances1: | 17 |
Tries1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 3 |
Club2: | Wakefield Trinity |
Year2start: | 1948 |
Year2end: | 54/55 |
Appearances2: | 166 |
Tries2: | 16 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 56 |
New: | yes |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 28 November 2013 |
Ernest Luckman (5 March 1926 – July 1988) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers and Wakefield Trinity, as a or .[1] [2]
Ernest Luckman's birth was registered in Pontefract district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 62 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
Ernest Luckman played in Wakefield Trinity's 17-3 victory over Keighley in the 1951 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 27 October 1951.[3]
Ernest Luckman made his début for Featherstone Rovers as a on Wednesday 1 January 1947, he played 5-matches in the 1946–47 season, and 12-matches in the 1947–48 season, mainly as a, he made his début for Wakefield Trinity during April 1948, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.
Ernest Luckman's marriage to Elizabeth (née Micklefield) was registered during first ¼ 1956 in Wakefield district.[4]