| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 1928 Rochdale, England |
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| Died | 25 August 1999 (aged 71) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1949–09/1953 | Rochdale Hornets | |||||
| 09/1953–≥1955 | Halifax | |||||
| 1956–1958 | Castleford | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| ≥1955–≥1955 | Rochdale Hornets | |||||
| ≥1955–≥1955 | Dewsbury | |||||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≥1952–≥1953 | Lancashire | |||||
| 1952–1953 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955–1955 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Derrick Schofield (born 1928 in Rochdale — died 25 August 1999 (aged 71)) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level played for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets (twice), Halifax, Castleford and Dewsbury, playing at Wing, or Second-row, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 11 or 12.
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Derrick Schofield won caps for England while at Rochdale in 1952 against Wales, in 1953 against France, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1955 against New Zealand.[1]
Derrick Schofield also represented Great Britain while at Halifax between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[2]
Derrick Schofield played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in Halifax's 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 1 May 1954, and the 4-18 defeat in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup final replay at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 5 May 1954 in front of a 102,569+ crowd.