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Bill Kirkbride
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Kirkbride
Bornfirst 14 1944 (age 79–80)
Workington, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight14 st 0 lb (89 kg)
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–68 Workington Town 75 7
1968–69
Halifax
52 8
1969–71 Castleford 43 3 0 1 11
1971–≥71 Salford
≥1971(Loan)
Leigh
5 0 0 0 0
≥1971–≥71 Brisbane Souths
1979–80 Wakefield Trinity
1980–82 York
1983–83 Rochdale Hornets
Total 175 18 0 1 11
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967–71
Cumberland
7
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1979–80 Wakefield Trinity
1980–81 York
1982–84 Rochdale Hornets
Total 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

William Kirkbride (birth registered first 14 1944

Heritage No. 815) (Loan), Brisbane Souths, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage No. 831), York and Rochdale Hornets, as a prop or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12,[1][4] and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity, York and Rochdale Hornets.[2]

Background

Kirkbride's birth was registered in Workington, Cumberland, England.

Playing career

County honours

Kirkbride won

Cumberland while at Workington Town making his début against Lancashire at Derwent Park in 1967, playing in the 17-15 victory over Australia at Derwent Park in 1967, and while at Castleford playing left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 3-42 defeat by Yorkshire at Hull Kingston Rovers' stadium on 1 October 1969, and Left-Second-row in the 15-21 defeat by Yorkshire at Whitehaven's stadium on 14 September 1970.[4]

Club career

Kirkbride made his début for Workington Town playing

Halifax in 1968 for a fee of £6,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £165,900 in 2013),[5] he made his début for Halifax against Leigh Miners Welfare[1] in the Challenge Cup on Saturday 3 February 1968, he joined Castleford in 1969 for a fee of £5,750, he joined Salford in 1971 for a fee of £6,000.[6]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Kirkbride played left-

1970 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London during the 1969–70 season on Saturday 9 May 1970, in front of a crowd of 95,255.[7]

Players No.6 Trophy Final appearances

Kirkbride played right-

on Saturday 24 March 1973.

Coaching career

Challenge Cup Final

Kirkbride was the

1979 Challenge Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1979, in front of a crowd of a crowd of 94,218.[8]

Rugby Football League Championship Second Division

Kirkbride was the coach in York's victory in the 1980–81 Championship Second Division.

Honoured at Castleford Tigers

Kirkbride is a Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Coach statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Sat 9th May 1970 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 95,255". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Hall of Fame at castigers.com". castigers. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2009.

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