Derek Whitehead
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| Full name | Derek Whitehead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 0 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Whitehead (born 14 February 1944) is an English former professional
goal-kicking fullback
.
Background
Derek Whitehead was a pupil at
Cromwell Road Secondary Modern School for Boys in Pendlebury
from 1955 to 1959.
Playing career
International honours
Derek Whitehead won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1971 against France (2 matches), and New Zealand.[1]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Derek Whitehead played
on Saturday 10 May 1975, in front of a crowd of 85,998.County Cup Final appearances
Derek Whitehead played
on Friday 25 October 1968.BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances
Derek Whitehead played
on Tuesday 28 January 1975.Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances
Derek Whitehead played
Regal Trophy (or precursors) Final with 15-points, this was extended to 16-points by Frano Botica
.
Captain Morgan Trophy Final appearances
Derek Whitehead played
goals, and was presented with an 80oz magnum bottle of Captain Morgan Rum in Warrington's 4–0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1973–74 Captain Morgan Trophy Final during the 1973–74 season at the Willows, Salford
on Saturday 26 January 1974, in front of a crowd of 5,259.
Testimonial match
Derek Whitehead's Testimonial match at Warrington took place in 1980.
Honoured at Warrington
Derek Whitehead is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
- Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Derek Whitehead joins Hall of Fame
- Better than winning the Lance Todd Trophy
- Derek Whitehead :: 1969-1979
- Alan Buckley was 'a hell of a centre'
- Lance Todd winner is backing Wolves
- Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk Archived 15 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
