Keith Elwell

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Keith Elwell
Personal information
Full name Keith Elwell
Nickname The Mole, Chiefy, The Ubiquitous Elwell
Born Warrington district
Playing information
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Fullback, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–86 Widnes 587+4 87 14 36
1985 → Barrow (loan)
Total 591 87 14 36 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Lancashire 9
1978 England 2 0 0 0 0
1977–80 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Keith Elwell (birth registered January→March 1950 in Warrington district[1]) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Widnes, Barrow (loan), as a Fullback, or Hooker, i.e. number 1, or 9.

Playing career

International honours

Keith Elwell won caps for England while at Widnes in 1978 against France, and Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, and in 1980 against New Zealand (2 matches).[3]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Keith Elwell played Hooker in Widnes' 14-7 victory over Warrington in the 1974–75 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 10 May 1975, scored a drop goal in the 5-20 defeat to St. Helens in the 1975–76 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 8 May 1976, played in the 7-16 defeat to Leeds in the 1976–77 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 7 May 1977, the 7-16 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1978–79 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 5 May 1979, the 18-9 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1980–81 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 2 May 1981, the 14-14 draw with Hull in the 1981–82 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 1 May 1982, the 9-18 defeat to Hull in the 1981–82 Challenge Cup final replay at Elland Road, Leeds on Wednesday 19 May 1982, and the 19-6 victory over Wigan in the 1983–84 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 5 May 1984.

Career records

Keith Elwell holds Widnes' "Most Appearances In A Career" record with 591, he also holds the rugby league world record for consecutive games played with a total of 239 (242?) from the 1976–77 Challenge Cup Final against Leeds on Saturday 7 May 1977, to the match at Hull on Sunday 26 September 1982, 5-years 4-months and 19-days later.

Honoured at Widnes

Keith Elwell is a Widnes Hall Of Fame Inductee.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 

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