Albert E. Kemp (c. 1877 – February 1938) was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, as a forward.[2]

Albert Kemp
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Kemp
Bornc. 1877
unknown
DiedFebruary 1938 (aged 61)[1]
unknown
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1896/97–99 Hull Kingston Rovers
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1896/97–≥96–97 Yorkshire
Rugby league
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1899–≥05 Hull Kingston Rovers 178 24 25 0 122
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1897–99 Yorkshire 4 1 0 0 3
Source: [2]

Playing career

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Challenge Cup Final appearances

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Albert Kemp played as a forward in Hull Kingston Rovers' 0–6 defeat by Warrington in the 1905 Challenge Cup Final during the 1904–05 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 29 April 1905, in front of a crowd of 19,638.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby Stalwart - Death of former Hull KR captain". Hull Daily Mail. 22 February 1938. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 9 – 1904–05". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a