Harry Beverley

Harry Beverley
Personal information
Full name Harry Beverley
Born July→September 1907 (age 104–105)
Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1934–20/10/1937 Hunslet
20/10/1937–17/05/1941 Halifax 112 16 0 0 48
Total 112 16 0 0 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire 2
1935–1938 England 5 1 0 0 3
1936–1937 Great Britain 6 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1962–1963 Bradford Northern
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Harry Beverley (birth registered July→September 1907 (age 104–105) in Leeds[1]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s, and coach of the 1960s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, and Halifax, playing at Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums, and at club level has coached for Bradford Northern.

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International honours

Harry Beverley won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1935 against Wales, in 1936 against France, in 1937 against France, in 1938 against Wales, and France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1936 against Australia (3 matches), in 1937 against Australia, and while at Halifax in 1937 against Australia (2 matches).[2]

County Honours

Harry Beverley won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax.

Challenge Cup final appearances

Harry Beverley played Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, in Hunslet’s 11-5 victory over Widnes in the 1933–34 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 5 May 1934, and was captain in Halifax's 20-3 victory over Salford in the 1938–39 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 6 May 1939.[3]

Honoured at Halifax

Harry Beverley is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 2010-12-31. http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=117874764&d=bmd_1310461961. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 
  2. ^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=Beverley&EnSearch=Beverley&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  3. ^ John Huxley (1992). "The Rugby League Challenge Cup [Page-68…70]". Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-511-5
  4. ^ "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 2008-12-31. http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/page.php?id=213. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

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