Alan Ackroyd

Alan Ackroyd
Personal information
Nickname Bunny
Born (1948-12-27) 27 December 1948
Kippax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 17 st 0 lb (108 kg; 238 lb)
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–76 Castleford 114 23 56 1 183
≤1980–≥81 Halifax
1981–≥81 Bramley
Total 114 23 56 1 183
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Alan Ackroyd (27 December 1948[1]) born in Kippax, West Riding of Yorkshire is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, playing at club level for Castleford, Halifax, and Bramley, as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[2][3][4]

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances

Alan Ackroyd played as an Interchange/Substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing Prop Ian Van Bellen) and scored a 2-conversions in Castleford's 7-11 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971.

References

  1. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
  3. "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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