David Cairns (rugby league)
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Full name | David Stephen Cairns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England | 1 March 1959||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Cairns (born 1 March 1959) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cumbria, and at club level for Barrow (two spells), and Salford, as a scrum-half.[1]
Background
David Cairns was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.[3]
Playing career
Barrow
David Cairns played scrum-half in Barrow's 5–12 defeat by Warrington in the 1980–81 John Player Trophy Final during the 1980–81 season at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 24 January 1981.[citation needed]
David Cairns played
Salford
In 1987, David Cairns was transferred from Barrow for a Salford club record fee, that was fixed by tribunal at £35,000.[5]
He played
Representative honours
David Cairns won a cap for England while at Barrow in 1984 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Barrow in 1984 against France (2 matches).
David Cairns represented Cumbria from circa-1981 to circa-1986.[1]
Honoured at Barrow Raiders
David Cairns, and Eddie Szymala were both inducted into the Barrow Hall of Fame as individuals in 2010, having previously been inducted as part of 1983–84 Lancashire County Cup winning team in 2003.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: David Cairns". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-356-10435-5 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "1983-1984 Lancashire Cup Final". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "The Story So Far - 110 Years At The Willows". reds.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1988-1989 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Cairns and Szymala set for Barrow RL Hall of Fame – again". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Back on the Wembley trail
- (archived by web.archive.org) Barrow RL’s great Britons
- (archived by web.archive.org) Cairns and Szymala set for Barrow RL Hall of Fame – again