List of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats players

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are an English rugby league club who have had numerous notable players (1,346 (exludes pre-1895 rugby union players) as of 14 September 2014) throughout their history, each player of the rugby league era has been allocated a sequential heritage number in order of their appearance by Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

Challenge Cup and Championship winning players

1909 Challenge Cup
James Auton (from West Hartlepool R.F.C. or Hartlepool Rovers, with two others ) (No.14 in 1905, Hooker in 1909) circa-1905…1909 (1909 Challenge Cup Winner)
Harry 'Dickie' Beaumont (No.15 in 1905, Loose forward/Lock in 1909) circa-1905…1909 (1909 Challenge Cup Winner)
Ernest W. Bennett (Right-Wing) circa-1905…1909 (1909 Challenge Cup Winner) (Maternal Grandfather of Donald "Don" Metcalfe)
Arthur Kenealy "Nealy" Crosland (Right-Prop) circa-1905…1909 (1909 Challenge Cup Winner)
Herbert Kershaw (Left-Second-row) (1909 Challenge Cup Winner)
William "Billy" Lynch (Centre) (1909 Challenge Cup Winner)
James "Jimmy" D. Metcalfe (Fullback) (1909 Challenge Cup Winner) 1897…1911 (Paternal Grandfather of Donald "Don" Metcalfe)
Thomas "Tommy" 'Trapper' Newbould (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1905…1909 (1909 Challenge Cup Winner)
Ezra Sidwell (Centre) circa-1905…1909 (1909 Challenge Cup Winner)
William 'Billie ' G. Simpson (Left-Wing) (1909 Challenge Cup Winner) 182-appearances 94-tries 1906–14
Harry Slater (Stand-off/Five-eighth) (from Wakefield Balne Lane RLFC/Wakefield Balne Lane RUFC) (1909 Challenge Cup Winner & Captain)
Joseph Taylor (Left-Prop) (1909 Challenge Cup Winner)
John "Jack" Walton (Right-Second-row) circa-1905…1909 (1909 Challenge Cup Winner)

1946 Challenge Cup
Dennis Baddeley (Left-Wing) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner), for Yorkshire while at Wakefield 1945/46
Leonard "Len" Bratley (Loose forward/Lock) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner)
James "Jim" Croston (Centre) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner) (Captain)
G. H. "Mick" Exley (Right-Second-row) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner)
Herbert Goodfellow (Scrum-half/Halfback) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner)
James "Jim" Higgins (Left-Prop) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner)
Johnny Jones (Stand-off/Five-eighth) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner)
Leonard "Len" Marson (Testimonial match 1951) (Hooker) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner)
Ronald "Ron" Rylance (Right-Wing) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner)
Billy Stott (Centre) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner & Captain) (1946 Lance Todd Trophy Winner)
William "Billy" Teall (Fullback) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner)
Harry Wilkinson (Right-Prop) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner)
W. J. Derek Howes (Left-Second-row) (1946 Challenge Cup Winner)

1960s Challenge Cup & Championship
John Bath (Right-Prop) (1966/67 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
Kenneth "Ken" Batty (Left-Wing) 1965…70 (1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
Brian Briggs (Right-Second-row) (1962 Challenge Cup Winner)
Ian Brooke (Centre) (1963 Challenge Cup Winner), (1966/67, 1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
Edward "Ted" Campbell (1966/67 Rugby Football League Championship Winner) (Left-Prop) circa-1966…75
Leslie "Les" Chamberlain (Left-Second-row) (1960 Challenge Cup Winner)
Geoffrey "Geoff" Clarkson (Right-Second-row) (1966/67 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
Gert 'Oupa' Coetzer (Left-Wing) (1963 Challenge Cup Winner), (Left-Wing/Right-Wing) (1966/67, 1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
Gary Cooper (1966/67, 1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner) (1967/68 Harry Sunderland Trophy winner) (Fullback/Centre) circa-1966…70
John Etty, for British Empire XIII while at Batley 1951 Wales XIII (Left-Wing) (1960 Challenge Cup Winner)
Albert 'Budgie' Firth (Right-Second-row/Left-Prop) (1960, 1962 Challenge Cup Winner), for Yorkshire while at Wakefield 1959/60
Donald "Don" Fox (Loose forward/Lock/Left-Prop) (1966/67, 1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner) (1967/68 Lance Todd Trophy Winner)
Neil Fox (Testimonial matches 1966 & 1979) (Left-Wing) (1960, 1962, 1963 Challenge Cup Winner) (1962 Lance Todd Trophy Winner), (1966/67, 1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
Colin Greenwood (Right-Wing) (1963 Challenge Cup Winner)
Robert "Bob" Haigh (Left-Second-row/Right-Second-row) (1966/67, 1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
David "Dave" Hawley (1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner) (Loose forward/Lock) circa-1967…70
Kenneth "Ken" Hirst (Left-Wing) (1962 Challenge Cup Winner), (1966/67 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
Keith Holliday (Scrum-half/Halfback) (1960, 1962, 1963 Challenge Cup Winner)

1960s Challenge Cup & Championship
David Jeanes (Right-Prop) (1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
Milan Kosanović (Hooker) (1963 Challenge Cup Winner)
Matthew "Matt" McLeod (Left-Second-row) (1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
Geoffrey "Geoff" Oakes (Hooker) (1960, 1962 Challenge Cup Winner)
Raymond "Ray" Owen (Scrum-half/Halfback) (1966/67, 1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner) (1966/67 Harry Sunderland Trophy winner)
Roger Pearman (Loose forward/Lock) (1963 Challenge Cup Winner)
Harold Poynton (Testimonial match 1967/68) (Stand-off/Five-eighth) (1962, 1963 Challenge Cup Winner) (1963 Lance Todd Trophy Winner), (1966/67, 1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner & Captain)
Bernard Prior (Hooker) (1966/67 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
Kenneth "Ken" Rollin (Stand-off/Five-eighth) (1960 Challenge Cup Winner)
Gerry Round (Fullback) (1960, 1962, 1963 Challenge Cup Winner)
Alan Skene (Centre) (1960, 1962 Challenge Cup Winner)
Malcolm Sampson (Left-Prop) (1963 Challenge Cup Winner)
George Shepherd (Hooker) (1967/68 Rugby Football League Championship Winner)
Fred Smith (Right-Wing) (1960, 1962 Challenge Cup Winner)
Derek 'Rocky' Turner (Loose forward/Lock/Loose forward/Lock/Left-Second-row) (1960, 1962, 1963 Challenge Cup Winner & Captain)
Donald "Don" Vines (Left-Prop/Right-Second-row) (1960, 1963 Challenge Cup Winner)
John "Jack" Wilkinson (Right-Prop) (1960, 1962, 1963 Challenge Cup Winner)
Dennis Williamson (Left-Second-row) (1962 Challenge Cup Winner) (From Whitehaven)

Other players 1873–1895 rugby union era

E. Alfred "Freddy" Ash circa-1888 (appeared in two games for Yorkshire during the 1887–88 season against Middlesex at the Queen's Club, and at Birkenhead against Cheshire)
Thomas Oliver Bennett Yorkshire (RU) circa-1873 (Maternal Great-Grandfather of Donald "Don" Metcalfe)
Christopher Edward "Teddy" Bartram circa-1883 North of England (RU), Yorkshire (RU)
James "Jim" Bedford Yorkshire (RU)
William "Billy" Binks Yorkshire (RU)
Paul Booth Yorkshire (RU)
F. Crowther circa-1883
Harry Dawson circa-1883
Ralph Dunn (Half-back) expelled from Wakefield Trinity for drinking the night before the 1888–89 Yorkshire Cup semi-final defeat by Liversedge RFC, he was later reinstated.
William "Bill" Ellis circa-1883 Yorkshire (RU)
J. R. Fallas circa-1883
Herbert Finnigan
A. Fisher circa-1883
J. Gomersal Yorkshire (RU)
Harper Hamshaw circa-1883 Yorkshire (RU)
T. B. Hartley circa-1883
Arthur Hayley Yorkshire (RU)
Harry Hayley Yorkshire (RU)
Herbert Hutchinson circa-1883 North of England, Yorkshire (RU), Chairmen of the Council 1900–1901???

W. Jackson circa-1883 Yorkshire (RU)
Hampton Jones (Forward) (Captain) from Dewsbury RFC circa-1883
Joseph "Joe" H. Jones (not Joseph "Joe" Jones) North of England, Yorkshire (RU)
George Jubb (Forward) circa-1883 Yorkshire (RU)
John William Kilner Yorkshire (RU)
Joseph "Joe" Latham circa-1883 Yorkshire (RU)
Ben Longbottom Yorkshire (RU)
Frederick William Lowrie Yorkshire (RU) , for England RU while at Wakefield 1889 New Zealand Natives 02/02/1889 The Spa in Gloucester
Osbert Mackie ≤1895 Yorkshire (RU)
B. Oldroyd circa-1883
T. B. Perry circa-1883
Fred Ross (Forward) expelled from Wakefield Trinity for drinking the night before the 1888–89 Yorkshire Cup semi-final defeat by Liversedge RFC
J. Scaife circa-1883
T. Shires circa-1883
Edmund J. Spink Yorkshire (RU)
George Steele circa-1883 Yorkshire (RU)
Jim Tattersall circa-1883
Herbert Ward (unlikely to be Herbert Ward) circa-1883 Yorkshire (RU)
Herbert Whiteley circa 1883 Yorkshire (RU)
Rufus Ward circa-1875
Thomas "Tommy" Wordsworth Yorkshire (RU)

Other players 1885–1914 rugby league era

Rugby league was a 15-a-side game from its inception in 1895 until 1906, so 14 and 15 do not indicate substitutes, as the concept of substitutes was not actually introduced until 1964.

Joseph Allchurch (Heritage #8 Right-Prop) circa 1895
Jack Anderton (Heritage #7 Scrum-half/Halfback) circa 1895
G. Appleyard (Left-Prop) circa 1898
William L. Beattie
William Binns (Heritage #12 Right-Second-row) circa-1895
Joshua "Jos" Breakwell/Joseph Breakwell (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1898
E. Broadbent circa-16/09/1905 (from Wakefield Balne Lane RLFC)
Arthur Cockcroft (Right-Wing/Left-Wing/Centre/Centre) circa-1914 (killed in World War I) signed for Trinity on same day as Jonathan Parkin in 1913, scored 6-tries in 8-games signed from Knottingley Welfare
Isaac Cole Registered 1st Feb 1910 (from Huddersfield) – 7 January 1913 (to Keighley)
Charles Crosland (Heritage #13 Hooker/Loose forward/Lock) circa 1895–98
John Day (Heritage #10 Left-Prop) circa-1895
Thomas "Tommy" Dixon (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1905
Joseph T. Ducker (Heritage #11 Right-Second-row) circa-1895
Edward "Ted" Evans (Forward)
John Eyre (Heritage #9 Hooker) circa-1895
John Flinch (born circa 1852 – died 1951 aged 99)
?. Gallimore (No.14) circa-1898
William Gameson (Heritage #4 Centre) circa-1895
John Goldthorpe (Heritage #5 Left-Wing) circa-1895 (related to Albert Goldthorpe?)
John "Jack" Goodyear (Right-Wing/Left-Wing/Centre/Centre)
?. Hale (Left-Second-row) circa-1898
Thomas "Tommy" Harrison
David "Dave" Holmes (Centre) circa 1909 (did not appear in 1909 Challenge Cup final)
?. Horbury (Loose forward/Lock) circa-1905
Thomas "Tommy" Howell (Heritage #3 Right-Wing/Centre) circa 1895–98
Freddy Hulme
Robert "Bob" Jacques (Right-Wing/Left-Wing/Centre/Centre)
Benjamin Johnson/Ben Johnson permanently disabled in World War I 74-games
Harry Kershaw (Heritage #1 Fullback/Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1895…98

Richard "Dicky" Evison Lockwood (Centre) circa-1898
William "Billy"/"Billie"/"Willie" Malkin (Centre) circa 1898–1905
?. McDonald (Left-Second-row) circa-1905
Robert "Bob" McPhail (Heritage #138) (Right-Wing/Left-Wing/Centre/Centre) circa 1905–09 (did not appear in 1909 Challenge Cup final)
?. Measor (Fullback) circa-1905
Edward Milson or W. Milsom (Heritage #6 Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1895
Harry Morgan circa-1895 scored Wakefield Trinity' second ever try under Northern Union (RFL) rules
Oakley disabled/killed in World War I
Ogley disabled/killed in World War I
?. Parker (Loose forward/Lock) circa-1898
Samuel "Sammy" Parkes Left-Second-row against Australia in 1908 (did not appear in 1909 Challenge Cup final)
Billy Parkes/William Parkes killed in World War I 9-games in 1911–12 for Trinity
Horace Price (Heritage #36) Welsh (Left-Wing) 223-appearances 1895–1906 to Salford
?. Riley (Right-Second-row) circa-1905
Frederick "Fred" Smales/Frederick "Fred" Smailes (Forward) to Bradford FC 19063
George Taylor Hooker against Australia in 1908
Joseph "Joe" Taylor circa-1909 (did not appear in 1909 Challenge Cup final due to broken finger)
George Thresh (Captain) (Right-Second-row) circa-1895+
P. Unsworth circa-1909 (did not appear in 1909 Challenge Cup final)
William Varley (Heritage #14)
William "Bill" Walton (Right-Prop) (captain) circa-1895…1905
John Willie Ward , for England RU while at Castleford ≤1895, for Great Britain while at Castleford ≥1895
?. Ward (Centre) circa 1905
B. Ward disabled/killed in World War I
R. Ward disabled/killed in World War I
Tom Westerby (Heritage #15 No.15 circa 1895)
L. Whittaker (No.15 circa 1898)
Robert B. Wood (Heritage #2 Right-Wing) circa 1895

Other players 1918…1939

Len Abraham 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup winner
Charles Agar/Charlie Agar (Second-row) circa-1922
William Armstrong/H. Armstrong circa-1922
J. Barraclough (Loose forward/Lock) circa-1922
Ted Bateson (Right-Wing) circa-1930?
Billy Batten circa-1924…27?
Ernest Blower 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup winner
Gordon Bonner Fullback 2-drop goals against Australia in 1933
Harry Booth/Henry Booth
Thomas Brennan/Thomas Brannon Left-Wing circa-1923
Charles Chester (Right-Prop/Hooker/Left-Prop) circa-1937
W. Clements (Right-Second-row) circa-1930?
Thomas Durkin (Right-Prop) circa-1922
Harry 'Tupper' Field (Hooker) 150-appearances (1927–36)
F. Gibson (Right-Prop) circa-1930?
Thomas Gibson Hooker 114-appearances (1924–29)
Sammy Herberts, Stand-off/Five-eighth against Australia in 1933
Jim Hobson Left-Prop, i.e. number 10 against Australia in 1933
George Holt Centre, i.e. number 4 against Australia in 1933
Joseph "Joe" Jones
Walter Jubb 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup winner
Cyril Knowles Heritage #410 Fullback 1930s father of Cyril Knowles & Peter Knowles
Samuel "Sam" Lee circa-1938 111-goals in 1938/9 season
John Malpass (Right-Wing/Left-Wing/Centre/Centre) circa-1936…47 Trainer-Coach >1947 (from Featherstone Rovers 1936)
J. Metcalfe circa-1930 (Father of Donald "Don" Metcalfe)
Donald Moore Centre, i.e. number 3 against Australia in 1933
Ron Moore (from Bream RUFC )
W. Moss (Left-Prop) circa-1930?

Bob Oliver (Fullback) fourth-youngest player to make his début for Wakefield Trinity aged 16-years and 6 months in 1936, circa-1947 (to Bramley)
James Jim 'JB' Patterson
Joseph "Joe" 'Sandy' Pearce (Scrum-half/Halfback) 269-appearances (1924–33) Left-Wing, i.e. number 5 against Australia in 1933
Clifford "Cliff" Pepper circa-1923
Thomas "Tommy" Pickup
Harry Rafter (Right-Second-row)/Left-Prop circa-1922
Peter Reid 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup winner
Gilbert Robinson (Centre) circa-1932 (1932 Tourist, but no test matches)
John "Johnny" H. Rogers circa-1922
Albert Rosenfeld (Left-Wing) circa-1922
Archie Siswick (Centre) circa-1922…30? (Testimonial match circa-1930)
Eddie Thomas 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup winner
A. W. Thompson (Right-Wing) circa-1922
C. D. Webb (Left-Prop) circa-1922
Bob White Hooker 240-appearances (1923–31) 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup winner
James Wild

Other players 1940s

William "Billy" Banks
John "Jack" Booth
Victor "Vic" Darlison (Hooker) (won 1947 Challenge Cup with Bradford Northern)
John Leighton Davies circa-1948…52 (from Neath RFC (RU))
John "Johnny" Duggan (Right-Wing) (from Wakefield RFC (RU)) circa-1948
Arthur Fletcher (Centre) circa-1946…48 290-apps
Laurie Gant (Forward) circa-1947 (to Featherstone Rovers)
Arthur Gray won caps for England (RU) while at Otley RFC (RU) in 1947 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland
E. Greenaway (Loose forward/Lock) circa-1947+ (from Castleford (RU))
G. Heeley (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1947+
T. Hutchinson guested for Hull in 1940

W. Ivill (Centre) circa-1948
H. Jones (Centre/Centre) circa-1947+ (Trinity Junior)
Wilfred Derrick Kent
Stanley "Stan" Kielty (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1945…46
Ernest Luckman (Fullback) circa-1947+ Fullback 1951 Yorkshire Cup winner (from Featherstone Rovers)
F. Moore (Left-Second-row) circa-1947- (to Leigh)
S. Naylor (Centre/Centre) circa-1947+
John "Jack"/"Jackie" Perry (Right-Wing) 1943…49 (Yorkshire 1947/48)
Norman Robinson (Left-Wing/Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1947- (to Dewsbury)
Frank Townsend (Centre) 19??-47 (Was fatally injured in a match at Featherstone in 1947)

Other players 1950s

Wilfred "Wilf" Adams (Left-Prop) circa-1951…60
Peter Armstead circa Sep 1953 – Sep 1957 (to Batley Bulldogs)
Colin Bell circa-1955
Keith Bridges
John Bullock
Harry Burton circa-1956
Eric Cooper Heritage #607 (Right-Wing) circa-1955
Robin "Bob" Coverdale (Left-Prop) circa-1957…62 | (for Great Britain while at Hull 4-caps (World Cup 1954 4-caps)) (From Hull To Hull K.R.)
Ivor Dorrington South African (F) circa-1959 12-apps|1-try|3-points
Ronald "Ron" Evans Obituary – Wakefield Express (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1955…58
Samuel "Sam" Evans also played for Yorkshire (to/from Hull Kingston Rovers) (Left-Prop) circa-1957…60 28-apps|1-try|3-points and Wrestler broke his leg in last 20-minutes of a game at Hull F.C.,
R. Fewster (Left-Wing) circa-1955
Frank Haigh
Derrick Harrison
Leslie "Les" Hirst circa-1951…54 107-goals 1951/52 103-goals 1953/54 Centre (Centre) 1951 Yorkshire Cup winner
A. Houlden (Left-Wing) circa-1958 57-apps|14-goals|30-tries|118-points
Dennis Horner (Hooker) 1951 Yorkshire Cup winner
Bill Hudson (Loose forward/Lock)
Reginald "Reg" Hughes (Loose forward/Lock) circa-1951 Loose forward/Lock 1951 Yorkshire Cup winner

Ray Jaques 41-appearances 1954–58 (brother of Trinity's reserve team's Dennis Jaques)
Alan Jubb
David Lamming (Left-Second-row) circa-1959…60
John Lindley (Left-Prop) circa-1958…60 87-apps|5-tries|15-points (to St. Helens), not to be confused with Wakefield Trinity historian John Lindley
Eric Lockwood Heritage #613 (Stand-off/Five-eighth/Fullback) circa-1955…61 (to Doncaster)
Gerald Lockwood
Jan Lotriet made his Wakefield Trinity début, and scored a try, in the 19–7 victory over Castleford at Wheldon Road on Thursday 25 December 1958
Glyn Meredith Stand-off/Five-eighth 1951 Yorkshire Cup winner
Donald "Don" Metcalfe (Fullback) circa-1957…65
David Mortimer 13-apps|2-goals|2-tries|10-points (to Doncaster)
R. Parker (F) circa-1957
Ripley? (Fullback) circa-1955
S. John 'Joby' Shaw
Stanley "Stan" Smith circa-1954…61 (To Bramley)
Guy Taylor circa-19
Kenneth "Ken" Traill (Loose forward/Lock) circa-1958
Eric Varley circa-1956
David Wakefield circa-1961 (to Doncaster)
Ted Wilkins

Other players 1960s

Edgar Bate (Right-Prop) circa-1965
?. Bell (Right-Second-row) circa-1966
David Blakeley try on debut against Dewsbury in 1963
Joseph "Joe" Bonnar (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1969…75
Stuart Carlton (Centre) circa-1969
Dave Chester
Alan Davies
Noel Dolton (Right-Prop) circa-1965…66 represented Commonwealth XIII while at Wakefield Trinity in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965.
David Garthwaite (Left-Wing) 1965…70
Roy Hawksley (Hooker) circa-1961…64
Thomas "Tommy" Hill (Hooker) circa-1969…71
Terrence "Terry" Hopwood
Michael Hunte (Right-Wing/Left-Second-row) circa-1966…72
Gerald "Gerry" Mann Heritage #676 (Right-Wing/Left-Wing) circa-1962…64
?. Payley (Fullback) circa-1966…69
?. Payne (Right-Second-row) circa-1964
D. Plumstead (Left-Second-row) circa-1964…66
Jan Prinsloo (Left-Wing) 01/1961…? (1961/62 R.L. XIII 1-cap)
Trevor Sampson (Prop Forward/Second Row) 1960 – 1962

Terrence "Terry" Ramshaw (from Featherstone Rovers)(Right-Prop/Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row) circa-1965…71
Willis Rushton (Centre/Centre) circa-1965…66
David Sampson
Michael Seatter
Keith Slater (Right-Wing) circa-1969…71
?. Steel (Right-Second-row/Right-Wing) circa-1962…66
?. Storey (Left-Prop/Left-Second-row) circa-1964
Anthony "Tony" Thomas (Right-Wing/Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1965…66
Frederick Turnbull (Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row) circa-1964
Willy Ward (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1969
Geoffrey "Geoff" Wraith (Fullback/Centre) 1963…70 Castleford

Other players 1970s

John Archer (Centre/Left-Wing) circa-1974…75 (from Wakefield RFC)
William "Bill" Ashurst (1979 Challenge Cup Runner-up) (Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row) circa-1979…82
?. Backhouse (Left-Wing) circa-1971
George Ballantyne (Right-Prop/Left-Second-row) 1968…78
David "Dave" Barends (Left-Wing) circa-1971…72
?. Barlow circa-1970
Roy Bratt Heritage #788 (Testimonial match 1983) (Right-Prop/Left-Prop) 1973…84
Graham Brown (Centre) circa-1978…79
John Burke (1979 Challenge Cup Runner-up) (Right-Prop) circa-1979
Alan Butterfield (Right-Wing) circa-1974…75
Stuart Cannon
Terrence "Terry" Clawson 1978/79 8-games
Norman Cooper (Right-Prop) circa-1974
Terry Crook (Testimonial match 1977) (Fullback/Centre) circa-1967…77
Ian Ellis (Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row/Loose forward/Lock) circa-1973…75
Kenneth "Ken" Endersby Heritage #750 Second-row 1968–1974 75-games
?. Evans (Left-Prop) circa-1975
Andrew "Andy" Fletcher (1979 Challenge Cup Runner-up) (Right-Wing/Left-Wing/Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1974…89
Max Fletcher circa-1975
Geoffrey "Geoff" Gerard circa-1977
?. Godfrey (Left-Prop) circa-1972
Neil Goodwin (Right-Second-row) circa-1974
Brian Gregory (Right-Second-row) circa-1979
Anthony "Tony" 'Tiger' Handforth Heritage #755 (Hooker) circa-1974
Ray Handscombe Heritage #802 (Hooker) 132-appearances (1974–78)
Kevin Harkin Heritage #761 circa-1973
Paul Harkin? (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1971
Peter Harrison (Left-Second-row) circa-1971
John Hegarty (Centre) circa-1972…74
Gary Hetherington circa-1974
Ernest Holmes (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1974
Terry Hudson Heritage #807 (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1975…78
Graham Idle (1979 Challenge Cup Runner-up) (Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row/Loose forward/Lock) circa-1978…79
Eric Ingham (Hooker) circa-1975
Stuart Kelley (Left-Prop) circa-1970
David Knowles (Right-Second-row) circa-1972

Michael "Mike" Lampkowski (1979 Challenge Cup Runner-up) (Scrum-half/Halfback/Loose forward/Lock) circa-1978…80
Barry Langton (Stand-off/Five-eighth/Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1975
Terrence "Terry" Langton (Stand-off/Five-eighth/Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1975
Louis "Lou" Lardi mid-1970s
Ray Layton Centre 1972–1975 45-games 13-tries
Raymond "Ray" Leighton circa-1975
Brian Lockwood (Left-Prop) circa-1978
Barry Lumb (Left-Wing) circa-1975
Stephen "Steve" Lyons Heritage #773 (Left-Prop) circa-1973
Michael "Mick" Major (Right-Wing) circa-1972
Jack Marston (Centre/Left-Wing) circa-1970…72
Alan McCurrie (1979 Challenge Cup Runner-up) (Hooker) 1979…81
Paul McDermott (Loose forward/Lock) 1977…84 85 games, 25-tries
Bob Gant ( Prop/second row ) 1975 - 1979
Steve McDonagh (Left-Wing) circa-1970
Trevor Midgley (1979 Challenge Cup Runner-up) (Fullback/Centre) circa-1978…80
Nigel Murray (Right-Prop/Left-Prop) circa-1979…81
David Needham (Right-Wing/Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1979
Paul O'Brien mid-1970s
?. Oswald (Right-Second-row) circa-1970
Henry Oulton (Fullback/Right-Wing/Left-Wing) circa-1975
Willie Oulton (Fullback) circa-1975
David Parker (Left-Wing) circa-1973
Kevin Rayne (1979 Challenge Cup Runner-up) (Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row) circa-1975…81
Stephen Rigg (Right-Wing) circa-1978
Dean Robinson circa-1979
Ray Spencer circa-1970
Owen Stephens (Right-Wing) circa-1975
Chis Stringer (Hooker) circa-1978 (are the circa-1978 and the circa-1984 the same person?)
John Sutcliffe Heritage #809 (Centre) circa-1975
John Thompson (Heritage #860) (Testimonial match 1988) (Right-Prop/Left-Prop/Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row) 1978…97
Steve Tinker (Centre/Left-Wing/Stand-off/Five-eighth/Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1979…81
Alan Tonks (Left-Second-row) circa-1974
Leslie "Les" Tonks (Right-Prop) circa-1974…75
Rob Valentine (Dave Valentine's younger brother) (Left-Prop/Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row) circa-1970…73 | Great Britain RL: Huddersfield 1967 (A/a)ustralia 1-cap | Scotland RU: Hawick RFC (RU) 1963 3-caps | Other Nationalities: Keighley 1975 Lancashire (1 or 2) -caps (signed for Huddersfield 11/1963)
David Wandless circa-1979
Bryan West circa-1970
Geoffrey "Geoff" Wriglesworth circa-1973

Other players 1980s

Bryan (Butch) Adams circa-1984
Allan Agar (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1980…81
Adrian Barwood (Right-Wing/Left-Wing) circa-1980…81
Ray Baxendale NZ
Nigel Bell (Scrum-half/Halfback/Right-Prop/Hooker/Left-Prop/Left-Second-row/Loose forward/Lock) 1983…96
Harold Box (Fullback/Loose forward/Lock) circa-1983…84
Rowan Michael 'Animal' Brennan 1986…87
Alan Burns 1983…84 Australian
David "Dave" Busfield
Peter Clarkson circa-1980
Gary Cocks 88-appearances Heritage #884 (Dewsbury 1980>87)
Mark Conway (Stand-off/Five-eighth/Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1987…1993
Billy Conway (Scrum-half/Halfback/Hooker) circa-1984…1995
Paul Coventry (Centre) circa-1984
Mario Cowan NZ
Terry Day (captain) Heritage #877 (Centre/Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1980…81
Alan Dickinson
Ian Douglas (Left-Second-row) circa-1987…88
Graham Eccles circa-1982
Phil Eden
Stephen "Steve" Ella (Stand-off/Five-eighth/Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1988…89
Steve Evans
Dale Fennell circa-1981…82 (to Bradford Northern 1982/83)
Colin Forsyth (Left-Prop) circa-1980…81
Phil Fox Heritage #994 (Left-Wing) circa-1987
Paul Gearey (Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row) circa-1983…84
Greg Gerard (Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1984
Lindsay. Gill (Left-Second-row) circa-1984
John Glancy Heritage #1001 (Right-Prop/Left-Prop/Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row/Loose forward/Lock) circa-1988…92
Mark Graham (Loose forward/Lock) circa-1988
Mark Guest (Fullback) circa-1982
Gary Haggerty circa-1988
Stephen "Steve" Halliwell (Centre/Centre)
Paul Hampson (Left-Wing) circa-1984
Kevin Harcombe Heritage #988 (Fullback/Left-Wing) circa-1987…90 (from Rochdale Hornets)
Billy Harris (Right-Prop/Left-Prop) circa-1980…84
?. Harrison (Centre) circa-1983
Paul Hendry (Centre) circa-1984…87
John Hirst
Barry Holliday Scrum-half/Halfback son of Keith Holliday
Ian Hopkinson Heritage #888 (Right-Prop/Left-Prop) circa-1982…87
Ian Hughes (Right-Second-row) circa-1983…84
Alan Hunte
Brian Jackson
Richard "Dick" Jasiewicz (Loose forward/Lock) circa-1987
David Jones Heritage #1024 (Right-Wing/Left-Wing) from Wigan RLFC circa-1983…92
Ian David Jowitt (Right-Wing/Left-Wing) circa-1987…88 (1965-05-12) 12 May 1965 Normanton Freeston High School was office clerk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 12 st 7 lb (79 kg) left-Wing Normanton ARLFC→→Wakefield Trinity

Andrew "Andy" Kelly (Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row) circa-1980…90
Neil Kelly circa-1987
Richard Kelly (Fullback/Centre/Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1984 to 1992
Tracey Lazenby (Left-Second-row) circa-1988…92
Gregg Lennon (Right-Wing/Left-Wing)
James Leuluai (Fullback/Left-Wing/Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1988…89
Scott Lewis Centre circa-1983
Wally Lewis (Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1983…84
John Lyons (Centre/Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1982…83
Paul Dominic "Manhattan Mauler" Mallinder Heritage #991 (1962-03-23) 23 March 1962 St. Winifred's High School Yorkshire (RU) Under-19s was Turner at Avon Transmission Services, Wakefield 6' 1 14-1/2 stone Prop, Second-row Normanton ARLFC→Bradford Northern→Wakefield Trinity circa-1988…89
Colin Maskill (Hooker) circa-1982…84
Andrew "Andy" Mason (Centre/Centre) circa-1987…92
Gary Moore (Left-Wing) circa-1982
Wayne Morrell (Centre) circa-1980…81
Bryce Nicholson NZ
Micheal Norton Scrum-half/Halfback circa-1983
Stephen "Steve" 'Knocker' Norton (Right-Second-row/Left-Second-row/Loose forward/Lock) circa-1988…89
George Oglethorpe circa-1984
Derek Parker (Centre) circa-1982
George Pieniazek circa-1981…82
Clive Pickerill (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1982…83
Adrian Plummer (Fullback) circa-1980
Stephen "Steve" Potts (Left-Prop/Right-Second-row) circa-1988
?. Rollin (Fullback) circa-1984
Lindsay Rotherforth (Right-Wing/Left-Wing) circa-1984…88
Ian Sheldon Heritage #984 (Hooker) circa-1987…89
Richard Slater (Heritage #1005) (Fullback/Stand-off/Five-eighth/Loose forward/Lock) 1988–1996 134-games
Ian Snell (Centre) circa-1984
Nigel Stephenson (ex-Dewsbury 1973 Championship) (Stand-off/Five-eighth/Loose forward/Lock) circa-1983…84
Christopher Brian Stringer (Hooker) circa-1984 (are the circa-1978 and the circa-1984 the same person?)
Malcolm Swann (Centre/Left-Second-row) circa-1984
Andrew "Andy" Sygrove (Fullback) circa-1984…89
Gary Thornton (Right-Wing/Left-Wing) 1986 to 1990
Brent Todd (Right-Prop/Left-Prop) circa-1988
Andy Tosney circa-1984
Gary Van Bellen (Right-Prop) circa-1987
Graham Walters (Centre) circa-1982
?. Waters (Left-Second-row) circa-1984
Bradley Waugh (Left-Prop) circa-1984 (Australian)
?. Wild (Centre) circa-1984
?. Williams (Loose forward/Lock) circa-1983…84
Andrew "Andy" Wilson (Centre/Centre/Left-Wing) circa-1988…95
Glenn Worne Australian

Other players 1990s Pre-Super League

Kieran Allen circa-1995
Geoffrey "Geoff" Bagnall (Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1992
David Bailey circa-1995
Denis Beecraft
Peter Benson (Centre) circa-1992
Chris Bibb
Joshua "Josh" Bostock circa-1998
Paul Brown circa-1995
Gerald "Ged" Byrne (Centre) From Wigan 1990–92 "Wigan Window Cleaner"
Darren Carter 1990–92
Garen Casey (Centre/Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1998
Gary Christie circa-1995
Mark Colbeck
Laurie Daley circa-1991
Steve Durham
Nicholas "Nick" Du Toit (Right-Second-row) circa-1990
Andrew "Andy" Fisher circa-1998
Adrian Flynn (Right-Second-row) circa-1992…95
Wayne Flynn 1994–95
Michael "Mike" Forshaw circa-1995
Darren Fritz (Right-Prop) circa-1992
Matthew "Matt" Fuller (Hooker/Loose forward/Lock) circa-1998
Steve Georgallis circa-1995
Ian Gildart circa-1995
Richard Goddard (Centre) circa-1992
?. Gray (Right-Wing) circa-1998
Lee Hanlan circa-1995
Paul Hicks circa-1995…99
Simon Hicks (Right-Prop) circa-1998
John Hirst circa-1995
David Hobbs
Ryan Horsley circa-1998
Ian Hughes (Right-Second-row) circa-1998
Adam Hughes
John Jepson circa-1995
Christopher "Chris" Judge (Left-Second-row) circa-1998
Roger Kenworthy (Centre/Scrum-half/Halfback) circa-1998
Adam Knighton circa-1995
Glyn Lingard circa-1987
Jonlee Lockwood circa-1995..98

Martin Law circa-1998
Gary Lord (Left-Prop) circa-1998
Paul Lord (Right-Wing) circa-1992
Wayne McDonald (Right-Second-row) circa-1995…1999
Stephen "Steve" McGowan circa-1995
Lynton Morris (?Right-Second-row) circa-1990
Christopher "Chris" 'Louie' Mortimer (Loose forward/Lock)
James Mosley circa-1995
David Mycoe (Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1998
David Myers
David Nelson circa-1995
Adam Nable circa-1996
Brian Noble circa-1995
Henry Paul
Christopher "Chris" Perry (Heritage #1014]]) (Fullback/Stand-off/Five-eighth) circa-1990
Robert Piva circa-1995
Daio Powell circa-1995
Raymond "Ray" Price circa-1998
Andrew "Andy" Proctor circa-1998
Sean Richardson circa-1998
Craig Rika (Right-Wing) circa-1998
Paul Round (Right-Second-row) circa-1992
Paul Seabine circa-1998
Mark Sheals circa-1995
Adrian Shelford (Right-Prop) circa-1990
Roy Southernwood circa-1998
Gary Spencer (Heritage #947) (Fullback) circa-1992…95
Paul Taylor circa-1990
Hugh Waddell circa-1993
Mark Webster (Left-Prop) circa-1992…95
Sonny Whakarau (Left-Second-row/Loose forward/Lock) circa-1998
Aaron Whittaker circa-1995
David "Dave" Woods circa-1993…94
Jon Wray (Left-Wing) circa-1998

Super League era (1999–present)

Number	Name
1137	Neil Law
1138	Andrew "Andy" Hodgson
1139	Lynton Stott
1140	Adrian Brunker
1141	Kevin Crouthers
1142	Shane Kenward
1143	Glen Tomlinson
1144	Willie Poching
1145	Tony Kemp
1146	Frank Watene
1147	Paul Jackson
1148	Ian Talbot
1149	Jamie Field
1150	Vince Fawcett
1151	Alfred Songoro
1152	Gareth Ellis
1153	Steve Watene
1154	Steve Prescott
1155	Paul Sampson
1156	Tony Tatupu
1157	Francis Maloney
1158	Ryan Hudson
1159	Warren Jowitt
1160	Steve McNamara
1161	Martin Masella
1162	Bobbie Goulding
1163	Jason Critchley
1164	Andrew "Andy" Speak
1165	Dane Dorahy
1166	Keith Mason
1167	Paul Handforth
1168	David White
1169	Waisale Sovatabua
1170	Justin Brooker
1171	Martin Pearson
1172	Julian O'Neill
1173	Ben Rauter
1174	Tom Haughey
1175	Richard Smith
1176	Lionel Harbin
1177	Chris Feather
1178	Nathan Batty
1179	Kris Tassell
1180	Nathan Wood
1181	Paul Broadbent
1182	Troy Slattery
1183	David Wrench
1184	Ian Knott
1185	Damon Keating
1186	Danny Halliwell
1187	Matt Wray
1188	Rob Spicer
1189	Steve Snitch

Number	Name
1190	Phil Hassan
1191	Martin Moana
1192	George Truelove
1193	Andrew "Andy" Frew
1194	Deon Bird
1195	Julien Rinaldi
1196	Mark Barlow
1197	Adrian Vowles
1198	Jon Wells
1199	Matt Seers
1200	Colum Halpenny
1201	Ben Jeffries
1202	Clinton O'Brien
1203	Michael Korkidas
1204	Richard Newlove
1205	Dallas Hood
1206	Olivier Elima
1207	Mark Field
1208	Jamie Rooney
1209	Darrell Griffin
1210	Matthew Blake
1211	Sylvain Houles
1212	Darren Jordan
1213	Jason Demetriou
1214	Justin Ryder
1215	Sid Domic
1216	Semi Tadulala
1217	David Solomona
1218	Albert Talipeau
1219	Michael Wainwright
1220	Liam Finn
1221	Mark Applegarth
1222	Duncan MacGillivray
1223	Kevin King
1224	Julian O'Neill
1225	Sam Obst
1226	Andrew "Andy" Kirk
1227	Craig Robinson
1228	Kevin Henderson
1229	Austin Buchanan
1230	Liam Campbell
1231	Paul White
1232	Jon Whittle
1233	Ned Catic
1234	Monty Betham
1235	Tommy Saxton
1236	Ryan Atkins
1237	Adam Watene
1238	James Evans
1239	Tevita Leo-Latu
1240	Peter Fox
1241	Richard Moore

Number	Name
1242	Jason Golden
1243	Brett Ferres
1244	Danny Lima
1245	Matt Blaymire
1246	Danny Sculthorpe
1247	Waine Pryce
1248	Dale Ferguson
1249	Aaron Murphy
1250	Luke George
1251	Maxime Grésèque
1252	Sean Gleeson
1253	Ricky Bibey
1254	Paul Reilly
1255	Tony Martin
1256	Danny Brough
1257	Brad Drew
1258	Oliver Wilkes
1259	Scott Grix
1260	Josh Griffin
1261	Jay Pitts
1262	Kyle Bibb
1263	Damien Blanch
1264	Matthew Petersen
1265	Matty Dale
1266	Dave Halley
1267	James Stosic
1268	Luke Blake
1269	James Davey
1270	Frank Winterstein
1271	Dale Morton
1272	Daryl Millard
1273	Shane Tronc
1274	Glenn Morrison
1275	Terry Newton
1276	Paul Johnson
1277	Paul King
1278	Ben Gledhill
1279	Paul Cooke
1280	Danny Kirmond
1281	Charlie Leaeno
1282	Kieran Hyde
1283	Matthew Wildie
1284	Josh Veivers
1285	Chris Dean
1286	Paul Johnson
1287	Tommy Lee
1288	Russ Spiers
1289	Kevin Penny
1290	Frankie Mariano
1291	Stuart Howarth
1292	Jeremy Smith
1293	Kyle Amor
1294	Greg Johnson

Number	Name
1295	Tyrone McCarthy
1296	Liam Higgins
1297	Gareth Moore
1298	Jarrad Hickey
1299	Motu Tony
1300	Samy Masselot
1301	Ryan Tongia
1302	Lucas Walshaw
1303	Richard Mathers
1304	Dean Collis
1305	Vince Mellars
1306	Ben Cockayne
1307	Isaac John
1308	Tim Smith
1309	Paul Aiton
1310	Steve Southern
1311	Ali Lauitiiti
1312	Danny Washbrook
1313	Kyle Wood
1314	Andy Raleigh
1315	Kyle Trout
1316	Liam Kay
1317	Andy Ellis
1318	Paul Sykes
1319	Matt James
1320	Lee Smith
1321	Danny Cowling
1322	Reece Lyne
1323	Justin Poore
1324	Brad Singleton
1325	Chris Annakin
1326	Jon Malloy
1327	Ben Shulver
1328	Dan Maskill
1329	Taulima Tautai
1330	Bobbie Goulding, Jr.
1331	Jimmy Keinhorst
1332	Pita Godinet
1333	Scott Anderson
1334	Paul McShane
1335	Daniel Smith
1336	Matt Ryan
1337	Jarrod Sammut
1338	Luke Briscoe
1339	Jordan Crowther
1340	Chris Riley
1341	Nick Scruton
1342	Harry Siejka
1343	Jacob Fairbank
1344	Richard Owen
1345	Lee Gilmour
1346	Max Jowitt

References

Lindley, John (1960). Dreadnoughts – A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F. C. 1873 – 1960. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd.
Lindley, John (1973). 100 Years of Rugby, The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873–1973. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd.
"Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
"Heritage Numbers Released". Wakefield Wildcats. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.