Terry O'Grady

Terence O'Grady (10 April 1934 – 12 January 1987) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Oldham (Heritage № 567), Wigan (Heritage № 575) and Warrington, as a wing.

Terry O'Grady
O'Grady in 1954
Personal information
Full nameTerence Patrick O'Grady
Born10 April 1934
Oldham, Lancashire
Died12 January 1987(1987-01-12) (aged 52)
Bolton
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950–57 Oldham 140 105 0 0 315
1957–58 Wigan 54 32 0 0 96
1958–62 Warrington 138 84 0 0 252
Total 332 221 0 0 663
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1952–55 England 2 1 0 0 3
1954–61 Great Britain 6 0 0 0 0
1952–61 Lancashire 13 16 0 0 48
Source: [1][2][3]

Career

While at Oldham, O'Grady won caps for England in 1952 against Wales and in 1955 against Other Nationalities,[2] and played for Great Britain on the 1954 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia and New Zealand. He also appeared against New Zealand in 1961.[3]

During O'Grady's time at the club, Oldham were defeated 2-12 by Barrow in the 1954 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton, on 23 October 1954. Two years later, however, Oldham secured the 1956 Lancashire Cup with a 10-3 victory over St. Helens during the 1956–57 season. The following season, on 19 October 1957, O'Grady played as a left wing and scored a try in Oldham's 13-8 defeat of Wigan in the 1957 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1957–58 season.

On his 1957 début for Wigan, O'Grady scored a hat-trick of tries.[4] He played at right wing in the Warriors' 13–9 victory over Workington Town in the 1957–58 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on 10 May 1958, in front of a crowd of 66,109.[5]

O'Grady scored 28 tries for Warrington during the 1961–62 season.

Death

On 10 January 1987, O'Grady collapsed in the car park following the final of the 1986–87 John Player Trophy at Burnden Park, Bolton. On 12 January 1987, he died, aged 52.[6]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Wigan Warriors Announce Heritage Numbers" (PDF). wiganwarriors.com. Wigan Warriors. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  5. "1957-1958 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. "Sport In Brief". The Guardian. London. 13 January 1987. p. 32.
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