Derek Whitehead
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Derek Whitehead | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||
Weight | 13 st 0 lb (83 kg; 182 lb) | |||||
Position | Fullback | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1963–68 | Swinton | |||||
1968–69 | Oldham | 49 | 2 | 139 | 284 | |
1969–79 | Warrington | 274 | 17 | 713 | 21 | 1516 |
Total | 323 | 19 | 852 | 21 | 1800 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
≥1969–≤79 | Lancashire | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 33 |
1971 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
Derek Whitehead is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s. From 1955 to 1959 he attended his local secondary school, Cromwell Road Secondary Modern School for Boys in Swinton. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Folly Lane ARLFC (in Pendlebury), Swinton, Oldham and Warrington, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1.
Playing career
International honours
Derek Whitehead won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1971 against France (2 matches), and New Zealand.[1]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Derek Whitehead played Fullback, scored seven conversions and won the Lance Todd Trophy in Warrington's 24-9 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1973–74 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 11 May 1974, and scored two conversions in Warrington's 7-14 defeat by Widnes in the 1974-75 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 10 May 1975.
County Cup final appearances
Derek Whitehead played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Oldham's defeat by St. Helens in the 1968 Lancashire Cup final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Friday 25 October 1968.
Testimonial match
Derek Whitehead's Testimonial match at Warrington took place in 1980.
Honoured at Warrington
Derek Whitehead is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[2]
References
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
- Derek Whitehead joins Hall of Fame
- Better than winning the Lance Todd Trophy
- Derek Whitehead :: 1969-1979
- Alan Buckley was 'a hell of a centre'
- Lance Todd winner is backing Wolves
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