Phil Cookson
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| Full name | Philip Cookson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1951[1] Featherstone, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philip Cookson (born 2 February 1951) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Leeds, as a second-row.[2]
Background
Phil Cookson was born in Featherstone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
International honours
Phil Cookson won caps for England while at Leeds in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand, and Australia, and in 1975 against Papua New Guinea (non-Test).[3]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Phil Cookson was an unused
on Saturday 13 May 1978, in front of a crowd of 96,000.County Cup Final appearances
Phil Cookson played right-
on Saturday 8 November 1980.Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances
Phil Cookson played right-
on Saturday 24 March 1973.Testimonial match
Phil Cookson's Testimonial match at Leeds took place in the 1978/79 season.[citation needed]
Club career
Phil Cookson scored a try on his début for Leeds, as did fellow débutant Graham Eccles, against Bradford Northern on Saturday 19 April 1969.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Legend: Phil Cookson". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk
- Photograph 'Keith Mumby' at rlhp.co.uk
