Alan Ackroyd

Alan Ackroyd
Personal information
Nickname Bunny
Born (1948-12-27) 27 December 1948
Kippax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 17 st 0 lb (108 kg; 238 lb)
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–76 Castleford 114 23 56 1 183
≤1980–≥81 Halifax
1981–≥81 Bramley
Total 114 23 56 1 183
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Alan Ackroyd (27 December 1948[1]) born in Kippax, West Riding of Yorkshire is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, playing at club level for Castleford, Halifax, and Bramley, as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[2][3][4]

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances

Alan Ackroyd played as an Interchange/Substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing Prop Ian Van Bellen) and scored a 2-conversions in Castleford's 7-11 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. ↑ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
  3. ↑ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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