Percy Holroyd | |
Fullname: | Percy Holroyd |
Birth Place: | Huddersfield |
Club1: | Huddersfield |
Year1start: | 1902 |
Year1end: | ≥09 |
Teama: | England |
Yearastart: | 1909 |
Appearancesa: | 1 |
Triesa: | 1 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 3 |
New: | yes |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 29 June 2012 |
Source: | [1] [2] |
Percy Holroyd was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a .[1] Percy Holroyd was possibly the first player local to Huddersfield be awarded some sort of benefit,[3] his début was against Broughton Rangers on Saturday 8 November 1902, and nine seasons later, for his service to Huddersfield, he was presented with the sum of £50 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £18,850 in 2017).[4]
Percy Holroyd won a cap for England while at Huddersfield in 1909 against Wales.[2]
Percy Holroyd played, and scored two goals in Huddersfield's 21–0 victory over Batley in the 1909 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 27 November 1909.