Mick Shoebottom

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Michael D. Shoebottom
Personal information
Full name	Michael D. Shoebottom
Nickname	Mick, Shoey
Born	(1944-12-24)24 December 1944 Hunslet, Leeds, England
Died	12 October 2002(2002-10-12) (aged 57) Leeds, England
Playing information
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	13 st 00 lb (82.6 kg; 182.0 lb)
Position	Fullback, Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1962–71	Leeds	288	117	52
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Yorkshire	4
1968–70	England	4	1	0	0	3
1968–71	Great Britain	12	1	0	0	3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Michael "Mick" D. "Shoey" Shoebottom was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Leeds, as a Fullback, Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, 6, or 7.

Playing career

International honours

Mick Shoebottom won caps for England while at Leeds in 1968 against Wales, in 1969 against France (sub), in 1970 against Wales, and France,^[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, and New Zealand (sub) (1-try), in 1969 against France, in 1970 against Australia (2 matches), Australia (sub), and New Zealand, in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand, and Australia, and in 1971 against France.^[2]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Mick Shoebottom played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Leeds' 11-10 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1967-68 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 11 May 1968.

Club career

While playing for Leeds during the 1970–71 Championship semi-final against Salford at Headingley, Mick Shoebottom dived to score a try and was subsequently carried unconscious from the field, having been caught on the head by the boot of Colin Dixon. Although paralysed for a time, Mick Shoebottom made an arduous recovery that enabled him to live a near normal life, but he would never play rugby league again.^[3]

Testimonial match

Mick Shoebottom's Testimonial match at Leeds took place in 1972.

References

↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "Obituary in The Independent". independent.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

Great Britain squad - 1968 Rugby League World Cup

Coaches: Bill Fallowfield & Colin Hutton

(2/3), e.g. The Number of Games Played in the 1968 World Cup.

v t e Leeds Rhinos squad – 1968 Challenge Cup Final winners

1 Bev Risman 2 Alan Smith 3 Syd Hynes 4 Bernard Watson 5 John Atkinson 6 Mick Shoebottom 7 Barry Seabourne 8 Mick Clark (c) 9 Tony Crosby 10 Ken Eyre 11 Bill Ramsey 12 Albert Eyre 13 Ray Batten 14 John Langley 15 Mick Joyce Coach: Roy Francis

v t e Great Britain squad - 1970 Rugby League World Cup

Frank Myler (c) Kevin Ashcroft John Atkinson Paul Charlton David Chisnall Ray Dutton Tony Fisher Bob Haigh Dennis Hartley Keith Hepworth Chris Hesketh Syd Hynes Keri Jones Doug Laughton Mal Reilly Mick Shoebottom Alan Smith Jimmy Thompson Cliff Watson Coach: Johnny Whiteley

v t e Leeds Rhinos Millennium Greats

Les Adams John Atkinson Jim Bacon Ray Batten Stanley Brogden Jim Brough Harold Buck Arthur Clues Ellery Hanley Eric Harris Iestyn Harris Vic Hey John Holmes Syd Hynes Lewis Jones Jeff Moores Adrian Morley Bev Risman Garry Schofield Mick Shoebottom Alan Smith Jeff Stevenson Joe Thompson Ken Thornett David Ward Fred Webster Dicky Williams Evan Williams Frank Young

Persondata
Name	Shoebottom, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	English rugby league player
Date of birth	24 December 1944
Place of birth	Hunslet
Date of death	12 October 2002
Place of death	Leeds

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