Dennis Hartley

Dennis Hartley
Personal information
Full name Dennis Hartley
Playing information
Position Prop, Hooker

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1958–≤64 Doncaster
≤1964–66 Hunslet
1966–75 Castleford 268 15 1 1 49
≤1975–≥75 Doncaster
Total 268 15 1 1 49
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–70 Yorkshire 4 0 0 0 0
1968 England 1 0 0 0 0
1964–70 Great Britain 11 1 0 0 3

Dennis Hartley is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Doncaster (twice), Hunslet, and Castleford, as a prop or hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9 during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Dennis Hartley won a cap for England while at Castleford in 1968 against Wales,[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1964 against France (2 matches), while at Castleford in 1968 against France, in 1969 against France, in 1970 against Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches), and in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France and Australia.[2]

County honours

Dennis Hartley won caps playing left-prop, i.e. number 8 for Yorkshire while at Castleford in the 17-22 defeat by Lancashire at Leeds' stadium on 21 September 1966, the 10-5 victory over Lancashire at Hull Kingston Rovers' stadium on 25 September 1968, the 12-14 defeat by Lancashire at Salford's stadium on 3 September 1969, and the 15-21 defeat by Cumberland at Whitehaven's stadium on 14 September 1970.[3]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Dennis Hartley played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Hunslet's 16-20 defeat by Wigan in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016,[4] and played left-prop in Castleford’s 11-6 victory over Salford in the 1969 Challenge Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 17 May 1969, in front of a crowd of 97,939,[5] and played left-prop in the 7-2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1970, in front of a crowd of 95,255.[6]

County Cup Final appearances

Dennis Hartley left-prop, i.e. number 8, and scored a try in Hunslet's 12-2 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1962 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1962, played left-prop in the 8-17 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1965 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1965, played left-prop in Castleford's 11-22 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968, and played left-prop in the 7-11 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Dennis Hartley played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Castleford's 7-2 victory over Swinton in the 1966 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1966–67 season at Wheldon Road, Castleford on Tuesday 20 December 1966, and played left-prop in the 8-5 victory over Leigh in the 1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 16 January 1968.

Honoured at Castleford

Dennis Hartley is a Castleford Hall of Fame inductee.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sat 17th May 1969 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 97,939". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Sat 9th May 1970 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 95,255". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Hall of Fame at castigers.com". castigers. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
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