Alan Horsfall

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Alan Horsfall
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Personal information
Full nameAllan Horsfall
Born5 August 1926[1]
Leeds, England[2]
Died24 May 2007(2007-05-24) (aged 80)[3]
Leeds, England
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–55 Leeds 77 7 21
1955–58 Castleford 53 3 0 0 9
Total 130 10 0 0 30

Alan or Allan Horsfall (5 August 1926 – 24 May 2007) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Leeds and Castleford (Heritage № 377), as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[4][5]

Playing career[]

Alan Horsfall's début for Leeds came in the 17–32 defeat by Wigan at Headingley on 24 November 1945, he was transferred to Castleford on Monday 10 January 1955 in part-exchange for Joe Anderson, and was the bag man for the Leeds teams of the 1970s, and early 1980s.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  3. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  4. ^ "Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk". leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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