Billy Harris (rugby league)

George W. "Billy" Harris (birth registered during second ¼ 1951[2]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 512), Oldham (Heritage №) and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 880), as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

For the rugby league footballer who played in the 2010s for Castleford Tigers, and Dewsbury Rams, see Billy Harris (rugby league, born 1992).
Billy Harris
Personal information
Full nameGeorge W. Harris
Bornsecond ¼ 1951 (age 71–72)
Pontefract district
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1972–75 Featherstone Rovers 86+7 12 3 0 42
1980–81 Oldham 20 0 0 0 0
1981–84 Wakefield Trinity 59 2 0 0 6
Total 172 14 3 0 48
Source: [1]

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Billy Harris played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Featherstone Rovers' 9-24 defeat by Warrington in the 1974 Challenge Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1974, in front of a crowd of 77,400.

Club career

Billy Harris made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 3 September 1972,[3] he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.

Genealogical information

Billy Harris is the younger brother of the rugby league footballer; Graham Harris.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport – Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952


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