Percy Holroyd Explained

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]

Playing career

International honours

Percy Holroyd won a cap for England while at Huddersfield in 1909 against Wales.[2]

County Cup Final appearances

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/19941130000000/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Holroyd&submit=Go&c=England. 1 January 2018. 30 November 1994.
  3. Carruthers, Bryan (1995). Huddersfield - Centenary Brochure Page-38. Arrow Publishing, HD5 8JR. ISBN n/a
  4. Web site: Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds. Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. 1 January 2015.