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Eric Prescott
Personal information
Born(1948-06-21)21 June 1948
Widnes, Lancashire, England[1]
Died21 August 2023(2023-08-21) (aged 75)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–72 St Helens 85 20 3 0 66
1972–80 Salford 273 47 8 0 157
1980–84 Widnes 127 19 0 1 63
1984 Salford 18 4 0 0 16
1988–89 Runcorn Highfield 10 0 0 0 0
Total 513 90 11 1 302
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–79 Lancashire 11 2 0 0 6
Source: [2]

Eric Prescott (21 June 1948 – 21 August 2023) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Widnes ICI RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens,[3] Salford (two spells), Widnes and Runcorn Highfield, as a wing, centre, second-row or loose forward. He was the father of England international rugby league player, Steve Prescott.

Background

Eric Prescott was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England. He died on 21 August 2023, at the age of 75.[4]

Playing career

St Helens

Prescott joined St Helens in 1968 and appeared in his first Championship final in the

1970 Lancashire Cup Final at Station Road, Swinton
on Saturday 28 November 1970.

Prescott appeared for St Helens in three finals of the

1971 when he played at left-second-row in the 8-2 victory over Rochdale Hornets
at Headingley Stadium on Tuesday 14 December 1971.

Salford

Prescott was transferred from St. Helens to Salford for a world record fee of £13,500 on 6 September 1972. As well as being part of the Salford team that won the league in the 1973–74, and 1975–76, Prescott appeared at loose forward in Salford's 2-15 defeat by St. Helens in the Premiership Final during the 1975–76 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 May 1976.[6]

Prescott and Salford appeared in four consecutive

1975
Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 4 October 1975.

Prescott played

1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the at The Willows, Salford on Tuesday 17 December 1974, and played loose forward in the 10-5 victory over Warrington replay at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Tuesday 28 January 1975.[8]

Widnes

Prescott was transferred from Salford to

following year when Widnes drew 14–14 with Hull F.C. at Wembley on Saturday 1 May 1982 in front of a crowd of 92,147. Two weeks later he played right-second-row in the 9-18 defeat by Hull F.C. in the replay at Elland Road, Leeds
on Wednesday 19 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 41,171.

His career at Widnes also included two more Lancashire Cup finals; the 3-8 defeat by

1983
Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 October 1983.

Return to Salford

Prescott returned to Salford in January 1984 in a player exchange deal which saw John Wood make the move in the opposite direction.[6] He retired at the end of the 1984 season.[10]

Runcorn Highfield

Fours years later Prescott made a comeback with second division side Runcorn Highfield and retired for a second, and final, time at the end of the 1988–89 season having made 10 appearances.[11]

County honours

Prescott represented Lancashire on 11 occasions between 1970 and 1979.[2]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-7524-2196-4
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  2. ^ a b "Player Summary: Eric Prescott". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Profile at saints.org.uk". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Ex-Saints, Salford and Widnes forward Eric Prescott has died". Runcorn and Widnes World. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Reds Launch Willows 13". salfordreds.dev.text.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ^ "1973-1974 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ^ "BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Challenge Cup 1980/81". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  10. ^ Clegg, David (23 August 2023). "Tribute to Eric Prescott". Salford Red Devils. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Ex-St Helens and Salford forward Prescott dies". BBC Sport. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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