Milton Huddart

Milton Huddart
Personal information
Full name Richard Milton Jackson Huddart
Born 7 October 1960
Prescot district
Died 14 March 2015 (aged 54)
Whitehaven
Playing information
Position Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Jan 1981–Feb 85 Whitehaven
Feb 1985–Oct 86 Carlisle
1986 Canberra Raiders
Oct 1986–87 Leigh 25 1 1 5
Total 25 1 0 1 5
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1986–≥86 Cumbria ≥1
1984 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Milton Huddart (7 October 1960[1] — 14 March 2015) birth registered in Prescot district, was an English worker at West Cumberland Hospital, and Low Level Waste Repository, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, playing at representative level for England, and Cumbria (captain), and at club level for Kells ARLFC (in Whitehaven), Whitehaven, Carlisle, Canberra Raiders, and Leigh as a Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13.[2]

Playing career

International honours

Huddart won a cap for England while at Whitehaven in 1984 against Wales.[3]

County honours

Huddart won cap(s) for Cumbria including as captain in the 12-48 defeat by Australia during the 1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France at Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness on Tuesday 21 October 1986.[4]

Club career

Huddart made his début for Whitehaven against Fulham in January 1981. Following a disagreement (subsequently resolved) with Gordon Cottier, after Cottier's failure to travel to a match against Salford, Huddart refused to play with Cottier again, in February 1985 Huddart was transferred to Carlisle for £20,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £70,700 in 2013)[5] he was transferred to Leigh and made his début for Leigh against Hull Kingston Rovers alongside the New Zealand international Centre James Leuluai, played in Leigh's 8-14 defeat by St. Helens in the 1987 Challenge Cup semi-final during the 1986–87 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 14 March 1987, and played and scored a drop goal in Leigh's 17-10 victory over Warrington at Wilderspool Stadium to avoid relegation.[6][7]

Personal life

Huddart was the son of the rugby league footballer, Dick Huddart. Milton Huddart had a wife, Joanne, and a daughter, Ashleigh. Huddart suffered a massive cardiac arrest, and died at West Cumberland Hospital on Saturday 14 March 2015.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ex-Whitehaven Legend Dies Aged 54". newsandstar.co.uk. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ↑ ""Make best of what you’ve got – I didn't"". Whitehaven News. 30 March 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  7. ↑ ""Former Leigh forward Milton Huddart dies aged 54"". leighreporter.co.uk. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

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