Harry Beverley

For the rugby league footballer of the 1970s for England, Dewsbury, Workington Town, and Fulham RLFC, see Harry Beverley (rugby league).
Harry Beverley
Personal information
Full name Harry Beverley
Born July→September 1907
Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Died 1982 (aged 74–75)
Playing information
Position Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1934–20 Oct 1937 Hunslet
20 Oct 1937–17 May 1941 Halifax 112 16 0 0 48
Total 112 16 0 0 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire 2
1937 British Empire
1935–38 England 5 1 0 0 3
1936–37 Great Britain 6 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1962–63 Bradford Northern
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Harry Beverley (birth registered July→September 1907[1] — 1982)[2] birth was registered in Leeds, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s, and coach of the 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, British Empire, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, and Halifax, as a Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coaching at club level for Bradford Northern.

Playing career

International honours

Harry Beverley represented British Empire while at Halifax in 1937 against France, and won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1935 against Wales, in 1936 against France, in 1937 against France, in 1938 against Wales, and France,[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1936 against Australia (3 matches), in 1937 against Australia, and while at Halifax in 1937 against Australia (2 matches).[4]

County Honours

Harry Beverley won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax.[5]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Harry Beverley played Loose forward/Lock in Hunslet's 11-5 victory over Widnes in the 1933–34 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 5 May 1934, and was captain in Halifax's 20-3 victory over Salford in the 1938–39 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 6 May 1939.[6]

Honoured at Halifax

Harry Beverley is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
  3. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ John Huxley (1992). "The Rugby League Challenge Cup [Page-68…70]". Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-511-5

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