Clive Best
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | July→September 1931 Tredegar, Wales | |||||
| Died | April 2013 (aged 82)[1] Crickhowell, Powys, Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1952–52 | Ebbw Vale RFC | |||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1952–56 | Barrow | |||||
| 1956–≥56 | Bradford Northern | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Clive Best (July→September 1931[2] — April 2013 (aged 82)) born in Tredegar, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Ebbw Vale RFC, and club level rugby league (RL) for Barrow, and Bradford Northern, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1,[3] he died in Crickhowell.
Playing career
In 1952, Best switched from rugby union to rugby league, joining Barrow from Ebbw Vale[1] for a signing-on fee of £900 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £58,680 in 2012).[4] He played Fullback in Barrow's 21-12 victory over Workington Town in the 1955 Challenge Cup final during the 1954–55 season at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 30 April 1955.[5] He left Barrow in 1956, and was replaced by Joe Ball.[1]
Genealogical information
Clive Best's marriage to Gay Phillips was registered during July→September 1954 in Crickhowell district.[6] They had children; Rodri Best (birth registered January→March 1956 (age 58–59) in Barrow-in-Furness).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McAteer, Paddy (19 April 2013). "Barrow RL Challenge Cup final winner bows out at 82". North West Evening Mail. CN Group. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Back on the Wembley trail". nwemail.co.uk. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Saturday, October 1 1983…". nwemail.co.uk. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.