Vic Yorke
Victor "Vic" S. Yorke (birth registered third ¼ 1933 – July 2009) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Rugby League XIII and Yorkshire, and at club level for Old Priory Youth Club ARLFC and York, as a goal-kicking prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
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| Full name | Victor S. Yorke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Third ¼ 1933 York, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 2009 (aged 75) Acomb, York, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 7 lb (105 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Vic Yorke's birth was registered in York, and he died aged 75 in Acomb, York, North Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
International honours
Vic Yorke played left-prop, i.e. number 8 for Rugby League XIII while at York and scored 4-goals in 8–26 defeat by France at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 22 November 1958.[1]
County Cup Final appearances
Vic Yorke played right-prop, i.e. number 10, and scored a goal in York's 8-15 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1957 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 19 October 1957.[2]
Club career
Vic Yorke made his début for York against Hunslet at Clarence Street, York on Monday 19 April 1954, he scored his first goal for York against Hull Kingston Rovers at Craven Park, Hull on Monday 23 August 1954, his last match for York was against Hull F.C. at Clarence Street, York on Saturday 19 November 1966.
Career records
Vic Yorke holds York's "Most points in a career" record with 2159-points, "Most goals in a career" record with 1060-goals, and "Most goals in a game" record with 11-goals against Whitehaven on Saturday 6 September 1958.[3]
He previously held York's "Most points in a season" record with 301-points set in the 1957–58 season, broken by Graham Steadman who scored 318-points during the 1984–85 season, and the "Most goals in a season" record with 146-goals also set in the 1957–58 season, broken by Danny Brough who scored 174-goals during the 2004 season.[4]
Honoured at York Rugby League
Yorke was inducted into the York Rugby League Hall of Fame in March 2013.[5]
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "Programme 'Yorkshire County Rugby League - Challenge Cup Final - 1957 - Huddersfield v. York'" (PDF). huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "York RL's point-scoring legend Vic Yorke dies, aged 75". yorkpress.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- "York RL chairman John Stabler leads tributes to legendary goalkicker Vic Yorke". yorkpress.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- "Knights launch York Rugby League Hall of Fame". yorkpress.co.uk. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.