Jim Drake (rugby league)

Jim Drake
Personal information
Full name James Gerald Drake
Born 20 February 1931
Workington, England
Died 8 October 2008 (aged 77)
Hull, England
Playing information
Height 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm)
Weight 15 st 7 lb (98.4 kg; 217.0 lb)
Position Fullback, Prop, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950–61 Hull F.C. 243 38
1961–65 Hull Kingston Rovers 78 7 0 0 21
Total 321 45 0 0 21
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cumberland 5
1958 English League XIII 1
1960 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

James "Jim" Gerald Drake (20 February 1931 in Workington – 8 October 2008 in Hull) was an English rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, playing at representative for Great Britain, English League XIII, and Cumberland, and at club level for Heworth ARLFC, Hull, and Hull Kingston Rovers, as a Fullback, Prop, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 1, 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.

Drake was the older (by 10-minutes) twin brother of fellow professional rugby league footballer, Bill Drake.

Through injury, Drake missed Hull's 10-9 victory over Halifax in the 1955-56 Rugby Football League Championship final at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 12 May 1956.

Drake played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10 for English League XIII while at Hull in the 8-26 defeat by France on Saturday 22 November 1958 at Knowsley Road, St. Helens.

Drake played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10 in Hull's 13-30 defeat by Wigan in the 1958–59 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 9 May 1959.[1]

Drake won a cap for Great Britain while at Hull in 1960 against France.[2]

Drake also represented Cumberland.

References

  1. ↑ "1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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