Bernard Ganley

William Bernard Ganley
Personal information
Full name William Bernard Ganley
Nickname The Maestro
Born March 1927(1927-03-00)
Leigh district, England
Died June 26, 2009(2009-06-26)
Knutsford, England [1]
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–1961 Oldham 341 15 1358 0 2761
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1951–≤1961 Lancashire
1957–1958 Great Britain 3 1 19 0 41
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

William Bernard "The Maestro" Ganley (March 1927 in Leigh district[2] – 26 June 2009 Knutsford) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, playing at Fullback, i.e. number 1.

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International honours

Bernard Ganley won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1957 against France, and in 1958 against France (2 matches).[3]

Honoured at Oldham

Bernard Ganley is an Oldham Hall Of Fame Inductee.[4]

Genealogical Information

Bernard Ganley is the son of the Leigh, Huddersfield and Leeds rugby league footballer of the 1920s, Herbert "Bert" Ganley.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Rugby legend Bernard Ganley dies aged 82 after suffering stroke". knutsfordguardian.co.uk. 2009-07-08. http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/4476273.Rugby_legend_Bernard_Ganley_dies_aged_82/?ref=mr. Retrieved 2009-07-08. 
  2. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 2010-12-31. http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=155150180&d=bmd_1295915451. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 
  3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Bernard_Ganley/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  4. ^ "Oldham Hall of Fame". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 2008-12-31. http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/Hall%20of%20Fame.htm#ganley. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  5. ^ "Bert Ganley's Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 2010-12-31. http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=117330302&d=bmd_1295915451. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 

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