Bobby Greenough
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Full name | Robert J. Greenough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | third ¼ 1939 (age 81–82) St. Helens district, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert "Bobby" J. Greenough (born third ¼ 1939[3]) is an English World Cup winning former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Blackbrook A.R.L.F.C. (in St. Helens), and Warrington, as a wing, or stand-off, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 6.[1]
Background[]
Bobby Greenough's birth was registered in St. Helens district, Lancashire, England, and he has retired to Eday, one of the islands of Orkney, Scotland.
Playing career[]
International honours[]
Bobby Greenough, won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in the 1960 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand.[1]
Bobby Greenough played right wing, i.e. number 2, in the first of the three matches for Great Britain's 1960 Rugby League World Cup winning team against New Zealand, being replaced by Jim Challinor in the second game against France, and by Billy Boston in the last game against Australia.
Championship Final appearances[]
Bobby Greenough played in Warrington's 10–25 defeat by Leeds in the Championship Final during the 1960–61 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 20 May 1961.[4]
County Cup Final appearances[]
Bobby Greenough played in Warrington's 5–4 victory over St. Helens in the 1959 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1959–60 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 31 October 1959.[4]
Club career[]
Bobby Greenough made his début for Warrington in the 20–16 victory over Salford at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, he scored 30-tries in the 1960–61 season, he is only one of six players to score 30-tries in a season for Warrington, and he is eighth in the list of Warrington all-time try scorers.
Honoured at Warrington[]
Bobby Greenough is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[5]
Note[]
Bobby Greenough's surname is variously spelt correctly without an h as Greenough, and incorrectly with an h as Greenhough.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ RL Record Keeper's Club
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "History of Warrington Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links[]
- 1939 births
- Living people
- English rugby league players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Lancashire rugby league team players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside
- Rugby league wingers
- Warrington Wolves players