Allan Agar
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| Born | 11 June 1949 Pontefract, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allan Agar (born 11 June 1949) is an English former professional
Background
Allan Agar was born in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was a pupil at Normanton Grammar School alongside fellow rugby league footballers; Mick Morgan and Stuart Carlton, and he is the father of the rugby league footballer, and coach; Richard Agar.
Playing career
Dewsbury
He played stand-off in Dewsbury's 9–36 defeat by Leeds in the 1972–73 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 7 October 1972, in front of a crowd of 7,806.
He played
on Saturday 19 May 1973.Hull Kingston Rovers
He was an unused
on Tuesday 13 December 1977.He played in
He played
on Tuesday 18 December 1979, in front of a crowd of 18,500Allan Agar played scrum-half in the 10–5 victory over Hull F.C. in 1979–80 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000. In August 1980, he was sold to Wakefield Trinity for a fee of £4,000.[3]
Coaching career
Agar became coach of Featherstone Rovers, and in his first season took them to a 14–12 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1982–83 Challenge Cup Final. He then went on to win the Man of Steel in 1983. He later coached Rochdale Hornets from July 1989 until January 1991, and was the coach in Rochdale Hornets' 14–24 defeat by St. Helens in the 1991–92 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1991–92 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Sunday 20 October 1991, in front of a crowd of 9,269. Agar was later appointed Chief executive officer of the Featherstone Rovers.
Honours
Club
- Challenge Cup Winner 1979/80, 1982/83
- ChampionshipWinner 1972/73, 1978/79
- BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winner 1977/78
Individual
- Man of Steel Award: 1983
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Wakefield sign Agar". Hull Daily Mail. 29 August 1980. p. 24 – via British Newspaper Archive.