Alan or Allan Horsfall (5 August 1926 – 24 May 2007) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Leeds and Castleford, as a prop.[4][5]
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| Full name | Allan Horsfall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1926[1] Leeds, England[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 May 2007 (aged 80)[3] Leeds, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editAlan Horsfall's début for Leeds came in the 17–32 defeat by Wigan at Headingley on 24 November 1945, he was transferred to Castleford on Monday 10 January 1955 in part-exchange for Joe Anderson, and was the bag man for the Leeds teams of the 1970s, and early 1980s.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ "Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk". leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.