Jim Sullivan (rugby, born 1903)
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Jim Sullivan (2 December 1903 – 14 September 1977)
He made a combined total of 60 appearances at representative level with
Early life
Sullivan was born at Cardiff,
Rugby league career
In June 1921, Sullivan turned professional and joined rugby league side Wigan, reportedly signing a 12-year contract for a fee of £750.[6] He made his début in August 1921, converting five goals in a 21–0 victory over Widnes. He made his first representative appearance in December 1921, playing for Wales in a 16–21 defeat against Australia.
Jim Sullivan played
Jim Sullivan played
On 14 February 1925, he landed 22 goals against amateurs Flimby & Fothergill in the Challenge Cup, which is still a record.[16] He toured with the Great Britain Lions three times (1924, 1928 and 1932) and was captain on the last occasion. He top-scored on all three tours. He refused what would have been a record fourth trip, in 1936, for personal reasons.
For twenty years, he dominated at
When he removed his Wigan jersey for the last time, he had made 774 appearances and amassed 2,317 goals and 4,883 points for the club. These figures are still unchallenged. He scored a club record of 161 goals in 1934-35 and a record total of 204 goals in 1933-34[18] (including representative games). He had won three league Championships, two Challenge Cups and three Lancashire Cups.
Appearance record
Sullivan holds the world record for the most first team appearances in the sport of Rugby League. In his 25 year career, Sullivan made 928 first team appearances, a figure unmatched anywhere in the world.[19]
Coaching career
Having been captain-coach at Wigan since 1932, Sullivan continued managing the team after retiring as a player in 1946, creating one of the club's greatest sides by winning a record five championships and a brace of Challenge Cups.[2]
Sullivan was the coach in Wigan's 8-3 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1948–49 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1948, in front of a crowd of 91,465.[20]
In 1952 he joined
on Saturday 28 April 1956, in front of a crowd of 79,341.Sullivan was the coach in St. Helens' 44–22 victory over
on Saturday 16 May 1959.He later returned to Wigan as coach in 1961, but left months later due to ill health.
Jim Sullivan died in his home town of Cardiff on 1 November 1977 at the age of 73. He was one of the inaugural inductees of the
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Jim Sullivan". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Boy wonder who became a legend". Wigan Evening Post. 14 September 1977.
- ^ a b Jim Sullivan profile Archived 19 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine rugbyrelics.com
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7524-3470-4.
- ^ a b c "Jim Sullivan". Cardiff Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Rugby greats made a mark on the Diamond". WalesOnline. Media Wales. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "1921–1922 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1925-1926 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1933–1934 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1943–1944 War Emergency League Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1922–1923 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "1928–1929 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "1938–1939 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "RECORDS" Archived 28 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine at wiganwarriors.com
- ^ "Gareth Thomas scores on Wales début in loss to Italy". BBC Sport. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ISBN 9780252060427.
- ^ "Rugby League".
- ^ "1947-1948 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ McCorquodale, London S.E (25 April 1953). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition – Final Tie – Huddersfield v St Helens – Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a
External links
- Player Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- Coach Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Jim Sullivan at rugbyleaguehistory.co.uk
- "Welsh Hall of Fame". Wales Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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