Alan Buckley (rugby league)
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| Full name | Alan Buckley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1941 Ardwick, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 March 2008 (aged 66) Walkden, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Left-Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Buckley (23 October 1941 – 12 March 2008[3]) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Broughton Park RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Swinton, as a centre.[1] Buckley joined Swinton ("the Lions") from Broughton Park RUFC in Chorlton-cum-Hardy near the end of the 1950s, and was virtually an overnight sensation at Station Road tearing through opposing defences with his blistering pace and determined running.[citation needed]
Background
Buckley was born in Ardwick, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 66 in Walkden, Greater Manchester, England.
Playing career
Swinton
Buckley played left-
on Saturday 21 October 1972.Buckley played left-
on Tuesday 20 December 1966.International honours
Buckley won a cap for England while at Swinton in 1968 against Wales (sub), and won caps for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1963 against Australia, in 1964 against France, in 1965 against New Zealand, and in 1966 against France, on the 1966 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand.
Four Swinton ("the Lions") players took part in the 1966 Great Britain Lions tour to Australasia, they were; Alan Buckley, Ken Gowers (vice-captain), Dave Robinson and John Stopford.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Alan Buckley". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Alan Buckley: Swinton rugby league centre". The Independent. London. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008.
- ^ "Obituary: John Stopford". The Independent. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- (archived by archive.is) Alan Buckley was 'a hell of a centre'
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