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David Eckersley
Personal information
Full nameDavid Eckersley
Born (1948-10-10) 10 October 1948 (age 75)[1]
Leigh, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight12 st 0 lb (76 kg)
PositionFullback, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–72
Leigh
 156+4 24 22 0 116
1972–76 St Helens 124 60 5 0 190
1976–80 Widnes 167 29 30 11 158
1977 Cronulla 9 0 0 0 0
1980–84 Fulham 93 21 6 17 93
Total 553 134 63 28 557
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975–78 England 0+5 0 0 0 0
1973–74 Great Britain 2+2 0 0 0 0
1974 GB tour games 10+1 3 12 0 33
1971–79 Lancashire 5+4 1 1 0 5
Source: [2][3][4][5]

David Eckersley (born 10 October 1948) is an English former professional

Heritage No. 762),[6] St Helens (Heritage No. 888), Widnes (Heritage No.), Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Heritage No. 113) and Fulham RLFC (Heritage No. 6), as a goal-kicking fullback, centre or stand-off, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, or, 6.[2]

Background

Eckersley was born in Leigh, Lancashire, and as of 2012, he lives in Sydney, Australia.

Playing career

International honours

Dave Eckersley won caps for England while at St Helens in 1975 against France (sub), in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against Wales (sub), and France (sub), while at Widnes in 1977 against Wales (sub), in 1978 against Wales (sub),[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at St Helens in 1973 against Australia (sub), and Australia, and in 1974 against Australia (sub), and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in the 16–11 victory over Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday 6 July 1974.[4]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Dave Eckersley played

1979 Challenge Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Wembley Stadium, London
on Saturday 5 May 1979.

County Cup Final appearances

Dave Eckersley played

1979 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 8 December 1979.[7]

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Dave Eckersley played

1978 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1978–79 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens
on Tuesday 12 December 1978.

Player's No.6 Trophy/John Player Final appearances

Dave Eckersley played

John Player Trophy Final during the 1979–80 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
on Saturday 5 January 1980.

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-356-10435-5
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  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
  6. ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Cumbrians lose Lancashire Cup Final". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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