Bill Drake (rugby league)

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Bill Drake
Personal information
Full nameWilliam D. Drake
Born(1931-02-20)20 February 1931
Workington, England
Died8 October 2012(2012-10-08) (aged 81)
York, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PositionWing, Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1952–63 Hull F.C. 294 101 53 409
1963–6? Leeds
196?–?? York
Total 294 101 53 0 409
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1953–??
Cumberland
 10
1962 England 1 0 0 0 0
1962 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

William "Bill" D. Drake (20 February 1931 – 8 October 2012) was an English professional

Cumberland, and at club level for Heworth A.R.L.F.C., Hull FC, Leeds and York as a back, and later a forward, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Background

Bill Drake was born in Workington, Cumberland, and was the younger (by 10-minutes) twin brother of fellow rugby league footballer; Jim Drake, exactly four years to the day after the death of his twin brother Jim Drake, Bill Drake died aged 81 in York Hospital, North Yorkshire, England.[4][5]

Playing career

Drake won 10-

Championship Final during the 1955–56 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 12 May 1956. He played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Hull FC's 13-30 defeat by Wigan in the 1958–59 Challenge Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1959.[6] Drake missed the 1959–60 Challenge Cup Final during the 1959–60 season though injury, being replaced by Mike Smith who became the first player to ever make a first team début in a Challenge Cup Final.[7][8]

Drake won a cap for England while at Hull in 1962 against France,[2] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Hull in 1962 also against France.[3]

Drake was transferred from Hull to Leeds in 1963 for £1,500 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £56,890 in 2013).[9]

Drake played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Leeds' 2-18 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1964–65 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 31 October 1964.

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Homage paid to rugby league 'superstar' Bill Drake". yorkpress.co.uk. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Bill Drake: Hull rugby league stalwart". independent.co.uk. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  6. ^ "1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Fox rules the roost as Wakefield ease past Hull". Yorkshire Post. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ^ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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