Bernard Ganley

Bernard Ganley
Personal information
Full name William Bernard Ganley
Nickname The Maestro
Born (1927-01-27)27 January 1927[1]
Leigh, Lancashire, England
Died 26 June 2009(2009-06-26) (aged 82)
Knutsford, Cheshire, England [2]
Playing information
Position Fullback

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–61 Oldham 341 15 1,358 0 2,761
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1951–≤61 Lancashire
1957–58 Great Britain 3 1 19 0 41

William Bernard "The Maestro" Ganley (27 January 1927 – 26 June 2009) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, and 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a fullback, i.e. number 1. He was justifiably regarded as one of the greatest goalkickers in the game's history.

Playing career

International honours

Bernard Ganley won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1957 against France, and in 1958 against France (2 matches).[3]

County Cup Final appearances

About Bernard Ganley's time, there was Oldham's 2-12 defeat by Barrow in the 1954 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954, the 10-3 victory over St. Helens in the 1956 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1956, he played fullback, and scored a try and 2-conversions in Oldham's 13-8 victory over Wigan in the 1957 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 19 October 1957, in front of a crowd of 42,497, and played fullback in the 12-2 victory over St. Helens in the 1958 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 25 October 1958, in front of a crowd of 38,780.

Career records

Bernard Ganley holds Oldham's "Most Career Points" record with 2,775 (2,761) points.[4]

Honoured at Oldham

Bernard Ganley is an Oldham Hall of Fame inductee.[5]

Genealogical information

Bernard Ganley was the son of the Leigh, Huddersfield and Leeds rugby league footballer of the 1920s, Herbert "Bert" Ganley (birth registered October→December 1906 in Bradford district, West Riding of Yorkshire).[6]

References

  1. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (10 July 2009). "Bernard Ganley: Record-breaking rugby league player for Oldham and Great Britain". The Independent. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rugby legend Bernard Ganley dies aged 82 after suffering stroke". knutsfordguardian.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Oldham at greyhoundderby.com". greyhoundderby.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Oldham Hall of Fame". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Bert Ganley's Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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