Alfred "Bunker" Carmichael (c. 1884 – 30 September 1921) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, as a goal-kicking fullback.[2]
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| Full name | Alfred Carmichael | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1884 unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 September 1921 (aged 37)[1] unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | George Carmichael (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editClub career
editCarmichael made his debut for Hull Kingston Rovers in April 1901.[4]
Alf Carmichael played fullback, and scored two goals in Hull Kingston Rovers' 10–22 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1911–12 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1911–12 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 25 November 1911, in front of a crowd of 20,000.[5]
He was the top point scorer for both the 1910–11 and 1911–12 seasons, and he still jointly holds Hull Kingston Rovers' "Goals In A Match" record, with 14 goals, along with Mike Fletcher, Colin Armstrong and Damien Couturier. He scored 10-conversions, and 4-drop goals against Merthyr Tydfil RLFC on Saturday 8 October 1910.[citation needed]
Representative honours
editAlf Carmichael won a cap for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1913 against Wales.[3]
Personal life
editAlf Carmichael was the father of the rugby league footballer; George Carmichael.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Famous Full Back". Hull Daily News. 30 September 1921. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Alf 'Bunker' Carmichael". Hull Kingston Rovers. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 17 – 1911–12". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
- ^ "Son of "Bunker" Carmichael". Hull Daily Mail. 24 October 1928. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
edit- (archived by web.archive.org) Hull Kingston Rovers ~ Captains