Billy Harris (rugby league)

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Billy Harris
Personal information
Full nameGeorge W. Harris
Bornsecond ¼ 1951 (age 72–73)
Pontefract district
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1972–75 Featherstone Rovers 86+7 12 3 0 42
1980–81 Oldham 20 0 0 0 0
1981–84 Wakefield Trinity 59 2 0 0 6
Total 172 14 3 0 48
Source: [1]

George W. "Billy" Harris (birth registered during second ¼ 1951[2]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 512), Oldham (Heritage No.) and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage No. 880), as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Billy Harris played right-

on Saturday 11 May 1974, in front of a crowd of 77,400.

Club career

Billy Harris made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 3 September 1972,[3] he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.

Genealogical information

Billy Harris is the younger brother of the rugby league footballer; Graham Harris.

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

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