Alfred Barraclough

Alfred Barraclough
Personal information
Full name Alfred Barraclough
Nickname Alf
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1893–1895 Manningham F.C.
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1893/94–≥1893/94 Yorkshire ≥1
Rugby league
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1895–≥1896 Manningham F.C.

Alfred "Alf" Barraclough was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Manningham F.C., and at club level played rugby league (RL) for Manningham F.C.. Prior to the 27 August 1895, Manningham was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 29 May 1903 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford City A.F.C..

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County honours

Alf Barraclough won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Manningham,[1] in William Barnes Wollen's painting "The Rugby Match", featuring Yorkshire's 11-3 victory over Lancashire during the 1893/94 season, a painting that is now held at the Rugby Football Union headquarters in the Twickenham Stadium, Alf Barraclough can be seen being tackled, and passing the ball to Jack Toothill, with Tommy Dobson on the outside.

Rugby Football League Championship

Alf Barraclough was the captain of Manningham F.C.'s 1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season Rugby Football League Championship winning team.[2]

Change of Code

Manningham converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on the 27 August 1895, consequently, he was both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Manningham.

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