Ken Kelly (rugby league)

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Ken Kelly
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Kelly
Born (1952-09-07) 7 September 1952 (age 71)
St Helens, Merseyside
Playing information
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight10 st 10 lb (68 kg)[1]
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–72 St. Helens 75+12 49 1 0 149
1972–77 Bradford Northern 55+10 21 0 0 63
1977–87 Warrington 301+15 73 0 10 248
1989–90
Runcorn Highfield
 5 1 0 0 4
Total 473 144 1 10 464
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979–81 England 3 1 0 0 3
1972–82 Great Britain 4 0 0 0 0
1972–81 Lancashire[2] 6 3 0 0 18
Source: [3][4][5]

[6][7]

Kenneth Kelly (born 7 September 1952) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for St. Helens, Bradford Northern and Warrington, as a stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 6 or 7.[3]

Playing career

International honours

Ken Kelly won caps for England while at Warrington in 1979 against Wales, in 1981 against France, and Wales,[4] and won caps for Great Britain while at St Helens in 1972 against France (2 matches), while at Warrington in 1980 against New Zealand, and in 1982 against Australia.[5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Ken Kelly played

1972 Challenge Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Wembley Stadium, London
on Saturday 13 May 1972.

County Cup Final appearances

Ken Kelly played

1985 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 13 October 1985,[8]

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Ken Kelly played

1971 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1971–72 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
on Tuesday 14 December 1971.

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

Ken Kelly was an

John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1986–87 season at Burnden Park, Bolton on Saturday 10 January 1987.[9]

Honoured at Warrington Wolves

Ken Kelly is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[10]

References

  1. ISBN 0356104362
  2. ISBN 0356109445
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ISBN 035617851X
  7. ^ "Saints Heritage Society".
  8. ^ "1985–1986 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. ^ "10th January 1987: Warrington 4 Wigan 18 (John Player Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ^ "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

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