Les Gorley
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| Full name | Leslie N. Gorley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1950 Great Broughton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 September 2019 (aged 68–69)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leslie "Les" N. Gorley (1950[5] – September 11, 2019) was an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cumbria, and at club level for Workington Town and Widnes as a second row.[2]
Background
Gorley was born in Great Broughton, Cumberland, England.
Playing career
International honours
Gorley won caps for England while at Workington in 1977 against Wales, while at Widnes in 1981 against Wales (sub),[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1980 against New Zealand, and New Zealand (sub), in 1981 against France (2 matches), and in 1982 against Australia.[4]
County honours
Gorley represented Cumbria.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Les Gorley appeared in five
on Saturday 5 May 1984, in front of a crowd of 80,116.County Cup Final appearances
Les Gorley played right-
on Saturday 26 September 1981.John Player/John Player Special Trophy Final appearances
Les Gorley played left-
on Saturday 14 January 1984.Personal life
Les Gorley was the elder brother of the rugby league footballer; Peter Gorley.
References
- ^ "News & Star with The Cumberland News". Newsquest Media Group Ltd. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ 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 28 March 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 28 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Cumbrians lose Lancashire Cup Final". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) » Legends Evening 70's
- Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv