Alan Hardisty

Alan Hardisty
Personal information
Full name Alan Hardisty
Nickname Chuck
Born 12 July 1941
Pontefract district
Playing information
Position Stand-off/Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958–71 Castleford 401 206 78 42 858
1971–74 Leeds
Total 401 206 78 42 858
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961–71 Yorkshire 5 3 0 1 11
1968–71 Great Britain 12 9 0 0 24
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1970–71 Castleford 24 13 0 11 54
≤1982–≥82 York
Total 24 13 0 11 54
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Alan 'Chuck' Hardisty (birth registered 12 July 1941[1]) birth registered in Pontefract district, is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s and coach of the 1970s and '80s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, and Leeds, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6, and coaching at club level for Castleford, and York.

Playing career

International honours

Alan Hardisty won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1964 against France (3 matches), in 1965 against France, and New Zealand, in 1966 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand, in 1967 against France (2 matches), and in 1970 against Australia.[2]

County honours

Alan Hardisty won caps playing Stand-off/Five-eighth for Yorkshire while at Castleford in the 8-23 defeat by Cumberland at Wakefield Trinity's stadium on 11 September 1961, the 14-6 victory over Cumberland at Whitehaven's stadium on 9 September 1964, scoring 3-tries in the 33-10 victory over Lancashire at Hull's stadium on 23 September 64, the 3-19 defeat by Cumberland at Hull Kingston Rovers' stadium on 8 September 1965, and scoring 1-drop goal in the 34-8 victory over Lancashire at Castleford's stadium on 24 February 1971.[3]

Championship final appearances

Alan Hardisty played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and was captain in Leeds’ 9–5 victory over St. Helens in the Rugby Football League Championship final during the 1971–72 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 May 1972, and was sent off in Leeds’ 13–22 defeat by Dewsbury in the Rugby Football League Championship final during the 1972–73 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 19 May 1973.

Rugby League County League appearances

Alan Hardisty played in Castleford's Yorkshire League victory during the 1964–65 season.[3]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Alan Hardisty played Stand-off/Five-eighth, scored a try, and was captain in Castleford’s 11–6 victory over Salford in the 1969 Challenge Cup final during the 1968–69 season at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 17 May 1969,[4] was captain in the 7–2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 9 May 1970,[5] and played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Leeds' 13-16 defeat by St. Helens in the 1972 Challenge Cup final during the 1971-72 seasonat Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1972.

County Cup Final appearances

Alan Hardisty played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and scored 2-conversions in Castleford's 11-22 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968, played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and scored a try in Leeds 36-9 victory over Dewsbury in the 1972 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1972–73 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 7 October 1972, and played Stand-off/Five-eighth in the 7-2 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1973 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1973–74 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 20 October 1973.

Testimonial match

Alan Hardisty's Testimonial match at Castleford took place in 1968.

Club career

With 401-appearances, Alan Hardisty is third in Castleford's all-time appearance list behind John Joyner, who has 613-appearances, and Artie Atkinson and Dean Sampson who both have 431-appearances.

Career records

Alan Hardisty holds Castleford's most tries in a career record with 206.[6]

Honoured at Castleford

Alan Hardisty is a Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee.[7]

Honoured by Arriva Yorkshire

Arriva Yorkshire honoured 13 rugby league footballers on Thursday 20 August 2009, at a ceremony at The Jungle, the home of the Castleford Tigers. A fleet of new buses were named after the 'Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team'. Members of the public nominated the best ever rugby league footballers to have played in West Yorkshire, supported by local rugby league journalists; James Deighton from BBC Leeds, and Tim Butcher, editor of Rugby League World. The 'Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team' is; Trevor Foster MBE, Neil Fox MBE, Albert Goldthorpe, Alan Hardisty, Stan Kielty, Lewis Jones, Roger Millward MBE, Malcolm Reilly, Garry Schofield, Keith Senior, David Topliss, Dave Valentine, and Adrian Vowles.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sat 17th May 1969 – Challenge Cup – Neutral Ground – 97,939". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sat 9th May 1970 – Challenge Cup – Neutral Ground – 95,255". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Records - All Time - Career Records". castigers.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hall of Fame at castigers.com". castigers. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  8. ↑ "Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team". Arriva Yorkshire. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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