Alan Prescott
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Born | [1] Widnes, England | 17 June 1927|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 September 1998[1] Wigan, England | (aged 71)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing, Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Alan Prescott (17 June 1927
Background
Prescott was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 71 in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing career
Prescott made his senior rugby league debut aged 15 for
He was transferred from Halifax to St. Helens on 11 January 1949 and he made his first team début four days later against Belle Vue Rangers. Prescott was captain and Lance Todd Trophy winner at Wembley in 1956.
His test début against
Alan Prescott represented Great Britain & France in the 37–31 victory over New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland on 3 July 1957.
His final appearance for St. Helens was against Halifax on 19 March 1960. He took over from
International honours
Alan Prescott also represented Great Britain while at St. Helens between 1952 and 1956 against France (3 non-Test matches).[8]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Alan Prescott played left-
on Saturday 28 April 1956, in front of a crowd of 79,341.County Cup Final appearances
Alan Prescott played left-
Saturday 31 October 1959.Coaching career
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Alan Prescott was the
on Saturday 13 May 1961, in front of a crowd of 94,672.References
- ^ a b Hadfield, Dave (22 September 1998). "Obituary: Alan Prescott". The Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Richards, Martin (28 April 2004). "A tooth stuck in head - but hooker plays on". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "The History Of Rugby League". Rugby League Information. napit.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
- ^ McCorquodale, London S.E (25 April 1953). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v St. Helens - Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a
External links
- Alan Prescott at eraofthebiff.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Alan Prescott at rlhalloffame.org.uk
- Profile at saints.org.uk
- (archived by archive.is) U.K. League Hooker in Doubt
- Obituary: Alan Prescott