Ben Halfpenny

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Ben Halfpenny
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Halfpenny
Born25 April 1906[1]
Widnes, England
DiedJune 1966 (aged 60)[2]
Widnes, England
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Prop, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1924–27 Widnes 76 14
1927–34 St. Helens 196 34 0 0 177
1935 Warrington 5 1 0 0 3
Total 277 49 0 0 180
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928 England 1 0 0 0 0
≤1928–≥28 Great Britain 0
Source: [3][4][5]

Benjamin Halfpenny (25 April 1906 – June 1966) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and England, and at club level for Widnes, St. Helens and Warrington, as a wing, centre, prop, second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or, 13.[3]

Playing career[]

International honours[]

Ben Halfpenny won a cap for England while at St. Helens in 1928 against Wales.[4]

Ben Halfpenny was selected for Great Britain while at St. Helens for the .[5]

Championship Final appearances[]

Ben Halfpenny played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in St. Helens' 9-5 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1931–32 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 7 May 1932.

Challenge Cup Final appearances[]

Ben Halfpenny played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in St. Helens' 3–10 defeat by Widnes in the 1929–30 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1930, in front of a crowd of 36,544.

County Cup Final appearances[]

Ben Halfpenny played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in St. Helens' 9-10 defeat by Warrington in the 1932 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932.

Club career[]

Ben Halfpenny made his début for Warrington on 26 January 1935, scored his only try for Warrington in the 18-5 victory over Leigh at (adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal), Leigh, and he played his last match for Warrington on 16 February 1935.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ben Halfpenny". Saints Heritage Society. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Death Of Former Rugby League Star". The Liverpool Echo And Evening Express. 17 June 1966. p. 3.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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