Peter Fox (rugby league)

Peter Fox
Personal information
Born Sharlston, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1953–57 Featherstone Rovers 34 1 15 0 33
1957–63 Batley 148 12 70 0 246
1962–64 Hull Kingston Rovers 28 3 1 0 11
1963–64 Hunslet 2 0 0 0
1964–66 Batley 32 1 33 0 69
1966–67 Wakefield Trinity 1 0 0 0 0
Total 245 17 119 0 359
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1971–74 Featherstone Rovers
1974–76 Wakefield Trinity
1976–77 Bramley
1977–85 Bradford Northern
1985–86 Leeds
1987–91 Featherstone Rovers
1991–95 Bradford Northern
Total 0 0 0 0

Peter Fox is a former rugby league footballer and coach. He is the brother of Don and Neil Fox, and together they formed one of the legendary rugby league families.

After playing for Sharlston Rovers, he had a 13-year playing career with Featherstone Rovers, Batley, Hull Kingston Rovers, Hunslet, and Wakefield Trinity, he became one of British rugby league's most successful coaches.

Bramley won promotion to Division One, under Peter Fox in the 1976-77 season.

He coached Great Britain and England, which included beating the Australians in 1978.

He coached Bradford Northern in two spells one in 1977 where he had a very successful spell winning the championship in 1979-80 and 1980-81.

He returned to Bradford for a second spell in 1991, and in 1993-94 Bradford finish as runners-up in the Championship behind Wigan on points difference. He left the club in 1995.

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