Harold Poynton

Harold Poynton
Personal information
Full name Harold Poynton
Nickname Fishcake, Prince of Bamboozlers, Poynton the Pippin
Born circa-1938
Playing information
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 11 st 5 lb (72.1 kg; 159.0 lb)
Position Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957–70 Wakefield Trinity 319 62 16 ≥0 218
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1960–61 Yorkshire 1
1962 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Harold Poynton is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Captain) (Heritage #643), as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 6, or 7.

Playing career

International honours

Harold Poynton played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Great Britain's 10–17 defeat by Australia in the second Ashes Test Match at Lang Park, Brisbane on Saturday 30 June 1962, and the 18–17 victory over Australia in the third Ashes Test Match at Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday 14 July 1962, and played Scrum-half/Halfback in the 8–27 defeat by New Zealand in the second Test Match at Carlaw Park, Auckland on Saturday 11 August 1962.[1]

Rugby Football League Championship final appearances

Harold Poynton played Stand-off/Five-eighth and was Captain and scored a try in Wakefield Trinity's 21–9 victory over St. Helens in the 1966–67 Rugby Football League Championship final replay at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967, and was Captain and scored a goal the 17–10 victory over Hull in the 1967–68 Rugby Football League Championship final at Headingley Stadium on Saturday 4 May 1968.[2]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Harold Poynton played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Wakefield Trinity's 12–6 victory over Huddersfield in the 1961–62 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 12 May 1962, and scored a try, and was man of the match winning the Lance Todd Trophy in the 25–10 victory over Wigan in the 1962–63 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 11 May 1963.[2]

County Cup final appearances

Harold Poynton played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Wakefield Trinity's 16–10 victory over Huddersfield in the 1960 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1960–61 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1960,[2] played Stand-off/Five-eighth in the 19-9 victory over Leeds in the 1961 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1961–62 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 11 November 1961, and played Stand-off/Five-eighth in the 18-2 victory over Leeds in the 1964 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1964–65 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 31 October 1964.

Club career

Geoffrey Oakes, and Harold Poynton both made their début for Wakefield Trinity in the 17-12 victory over St. Helens at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 1 February 1958.

Testimonial match

Harold Poynton's Testimonial match for Wakefield Trinity took place against Leeds in 1968.

Outside of Rugby League

Harold Poynton has run his newsagents shop in Lupset, Wakefield for a number of years. On 15 July 2007 Harold Poynton had the beer Poynton's Pride named after him.[3]

Genealogical information

Harold Poynton is related to the rugby league footballer, Thomas Poynton.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
  3. ↑ "One for the road as brewery calls time". wakefieldexpress.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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