Joe Hammill Explained

Joe Hammill
Fullname:	Joseph Hammill
Position:	Forward
Club1:	Dewsbury
Year1start:	≤1912
Year1end:	14
Club2:	Hull FC
Year2start:	1914
Year2end:	17
New:	yes
Retired:	yes
Updated:	20 February 2019

Joseph Hammill (birth unknown – death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at club level for Dewsbury and Hull FC (Heritage №.230), as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of;), during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Joe Hammill played as a forward in Dewsbury's 8-5 victory over Oldham in the 1912 Challenge Cup Final during the 1911-12 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 April 1912 in front of a crowd of 16,000,^{[1] [2]} and played as a forward in Hull FC's 6-0 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1914 Challenge Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax, in front of a crowd of 19,000.^{[3] [4]}

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Ray French selects his top 10 Challenge Cup final shocks. No 6: 1912, Dewsbury 8-5 Oldham. bbc.co.uk. 27 February 2004. 1 January 2005.
2. Hoole, Les (1998). The Rugby League Challenge Cup – An Illustrated History. Breedon Books.
3. News: A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals. Hull Daily Mail. 22 August 2013. 1 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203223748/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/complete-history-Hull-FC-s-Challenge-Cup-finals/story-19692285-detail/story.html. 3 February 2014.
4. Web site: Hull FC: Challenge Cup Triumphs - 1914. hullfc.com. 31 December 2018. 1 January 2019.