Ken Eyre

Ken Eyre (11 November 1941 – 5 September 2018)[2][3] was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hunslet, Leeds and Keighley as a prop.[1] As a child Ken represented Bewerly Street school, Hunslet Schools' R.L. and Yorkshire Schools R.L.

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Kenneth Eyre
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Eyre
Born(1941-11-11)11 November 1941
Died5 September 2018(2018-09-05) (aged 76)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958–66 Hunslet 268 18 0 0 54
1966–70 Leeds 162 9 0 0 27
1970 Keighley
Total 430 27 0 0 81
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
1965 Yorkshire 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

International honours

Ken Eyre won a cap for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1965 against New Zealand.[1]

County honours

Ken Eyre represented Yorkshire while at Hunslet against New Zealand at Castleford in 1965, against Lancashire at Swinton in 1965, and against Cumberland at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds in 1965.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Ken Eyre played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Hunslet's 16–20 defeat by Wigan in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016,[4] and played right-prop in Leeds' 11–10 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1968 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" Final Wembley on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.

Championship final appearances

Ken Eyre played in Hunslet's 22–44 defeat by St. Helens in the Rugby Football League Championship Final during the 1958–59 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford, and played in Leeds' 16–14 victory over Castleford in the Rugby Football League Championship Final during the 1968–69 season at Odsal Stadium on Saturday 24 May 1969.

County Cup Final appearances

Ken Eyre played right-prop in Hunslet's 12–2 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1962 Yorkshire Cup Final at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1962, and in the 8–17 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1965 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Headingley on Saturday 16 October 1965, and played right-prop, in Leeds' 11–10 victory over Castleford in the 1968 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968.

Club career

Ken Eyre made his début for Hunslet in the season 1958-59, he was transferred from Hunslet to Leeds in September 1966 for a fee of £5,950 He broke his arm 4 times in his opening season at Leeds.

Family

Ken Eyre's marriage to Betty (née Musgrave) took place during third ¼ 1962 in Leeds District.[5] They had two children; Maxine Eyre, and Steven Rhys Eyre (birth registered in third ¼ 1972 (age 50–51) in Leeds district), and two grandchildren; Rebecca and Caitlin Lauren. Ken Eyre was the older brother of the rugby league second-row who played in the 1960s for Leeds and Keighley; Albert Eyre (born c. second ¼ 1943).[6]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Obit: Neighbouring clubs mourn RL hero Eyre". Yorkshire Evening Post. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. "Ken Eyre: Hunslet & Leeds". Rugby League Journal. No. 65. Winter 2018. p. 34.
  4. "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  6. "1970-1971". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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