Matthew McLeod
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Matthew McLeod | |||||
Nickname | Matt | |||||
Born | 23 December 1938 Whitehaven | |||||
Died | 3 July 1983 (aged 44) Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
≤1962–≥63 | Workington Town | |||||
≤1967–≥68 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
≤1970–≥70 | Whitehaven | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
As of 14 June 2012 |
Matthew "Matt" McLeod (23 December 1938[1] — 3 July 1983 (aged 44)) born in Whitehaven, was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, playing at club level for Workington Town, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #742), and Whitehaven as a Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, he died in Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Rugby Football League Championship Final Appearances
Matt McLeod played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12 in Wakefield Trinity's 17-10 victory over Hull in the 1967-68 Rugby Football League Championship final at Headingley Stadium on Saturday 4 May 1968.[2]
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9