Mick Sullivan

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Mick Sullivan
Personal information
Full name Michael Sullivan
Nickname Sully
Born (1934-01-12) 12 January 1934
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1952–57 Huddersfield
1957–61 Wigan 125 84 0 0 252
1961–63 St. Helens 82 31 0 0 93
1963–65 York
1965–66 Dewsbury
Total 207 115 0 0 345
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954–63 Great Britain 48 41 0 0 123
1955–62 England 3 2 0 0 6
1957 Great Britain & France 1 1 0 0 3

Michael "Mick" Sullivan is an English former professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s and '60s. He set the record for the most appearances for the Great Britain Lions with 46. This record has been matched (by Garry Schofield) but never overtaken.

Sullivan signed with Huddersfield in 1952 as an 18 year-old right-Wing. He made his début for Great Britain during the 1954 World Cup in France against the Australian team. Sullivan went on to appear in the final and help Great Britain to claim the first ever World Cup. He was selected to play for England while at Huddersfield in 1955 against Other Nationalities and in 1956 against France. Mick Sullivan also represented Great Britain while at Huddersfield between 1952 and 1956 against France (2 non-Test matches).[1]

Sullivan won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1954 against France (2 matches), New Zealand, and Australia, in 1955 against New Zealand (3 matches), in 1956 against Australia (3 matches), in 1957 against France (3 matches), France, Australia, New Zealand, while at Wigan against France (2 matches), in 1958 against France, Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1959 against France (2 matches), and Australia (3 matches), in 1960 against France (3 matches), France, New Zealand, and Australia, while at St. Helens in 1961 against France, and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1962 against France (3 matches), Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand, and while at York in 1963 against Australia (World Cup 1954 3-caps, 1-try, 1957 3-caps, 3-tries, 1960 3-caps, 1-try).

Sullivan was signed by Wigan for a record fee of £9,500 in 1957. (based on average increases in earnings, this would be approximately £433,000 in 2009).[2]

Mick Sullivan represented Great Britain & France in the 37-31 victory over New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland on 3 July 1957.

Mick Sullivan played Left-Wing in Wigan's 9–13 victory over Workington Town in the 1957–58 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 10 May 1958.[3]

He scored a try against Australia in 1960, when he became the only British player to win the World Cup twice.

He was later signed by St. Helens for a new world record fee of £11,000. (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £411,000 in 2009).[2] Sullivan played his first game for St. Helens in January 1961. While at St. Helens Sullivan played for England in 1962 against France.

Sullivan moved to Australia and captain-coached the Junee team in the Group 9 competition in southern New South Wales for 3 years from 1966 until 1968.

References

  1. ↑ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Wortht. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ "1957-1958 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 

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