Steve Pitchford
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| Full name | Stephen Pitchford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 February 1952[1] Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Pitchford (born 6 February 1952) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds and Bramley as a prop.[2]
Background
Pitchford was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
He was a pupil at
Playing career
International honours
Pitchford won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup against France, New Zealand, and Australia (2 matches).[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Pitchford played at
on Saturday 13 May 1978, in front of a crowd of 96,000.County Cup Final appearances
Pitchford played at
on Saturday 8 November 1980.Open Rugby inaugural World XIII
The
.Work life
During the period that Pitchford played for the Leeds side, the players were not full-time professionals. Pitchford worked as a highly skilled
public house, in Eastfield, North Yorkshire for many years.[citation needed
]
He also was landlord of the Leodis public house in Halton in the mid eighties.
Honours
- Open Rugby World XIII: 1978[6]
References
- ISBN 978-0-356-10435-5.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
- ^ "Foxwood Sporting Triumphs". Armadale.org.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Foxwood School’s Jubilee Brochure, 1980
- ^ "A complete history of the World XIII". Total Rugby League. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk
