Len Casey
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Full name | Leonard Casey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hull, England | 28 January 1950|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Len Casey (born 28 January 1950), also known by the
Background
Casey was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. He ran the May Cottage bed and breakfast in Bowness-on-Windermere until c. 2017.
Playing career
Hull
Casey started his professional career with Hull joining the club from Beverley Juniors in 1970.[7]
Hull Kingston Rovers
In September 1975, Casey was signed by Hull Kingston Rovers for a fee of £6,000.[8]
Casey played
on Tuesday 13 December 1977.Casey won the
Bradford Northern
In December 1978, Casey was sold to Bradford Northern in exchange for Paul Harkin.[9]
Casey played
Casey played
Casey won the
Return to Hull KR
In January 1980, Casey was re-signed by Hull Kingston Rovers for a record transfer fee of £38,000.[8]
Casey played loose forward in Hull Kingston Rovers' 10–5 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1979–80 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000.
During the 1980–81 season, Casey played second-row and was captain in Hull Kingston Rovers' 7–8 defeat by Leeds in the 1980–81 Yorkshire Cup Final at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 8 November 1980, played loose forward, and was captain in the 9–18 defeat by Widnes in the 1980–81 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1981, and played second-row and was captain and man of the match, winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 11–7 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1980–81 Premiership Final at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 16 May 1981.
He played
on Saturday 23 January 1982.Casey was
Casey was a non-playing substitute in
Representative honours
Casey won caps for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1978 against France, and Wales, in 1980 against Wales, in 1981 against France, and Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup against France (sub), New Zealand (sub), and Australia, in 1978 against Australia, while at Bradford Northern in 1979 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1980 against New Zealand (3 matches, 1 as captain), in 1983 against France (2 matches, both as captain).[3]
Len Casey also represented Yorkshire against Cumbria in 1978 & 1982.
Coaching career
Len Casey was the coach of Hull F.C. from 1986 to 1988.[6] He was the coach in Hull FC's 24–31 defeat by Castleford in the 1986–87 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 11 October 1986.
Honours
Club
- Rugby League ChampionshipWinner - 1978/79, 1979/80, 1983/84
- Rugby League Challenge Cup Winner - 1979/80
- John Player TrophyWinner - 1979/80, 1984/85
- Rugby League Premiership Winner - 1980/81
- BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Trophy Winner - 1977/78
Individual
- John Player TrophyMan of The Match 1979/80
- Harry Sunderland Trophy Winner - 1980/81
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
- ^ a b "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ a b "200 club - No 20 – Len Casey". Hull Kingston Rovers. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Casey named in Greatest Ever 13". Hull Kingston Rovers. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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