Donald "Don" Hatfield (6 November 1924 – 1981) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He played at club level for Halifax, Dewsbury and Hunslet, as a prop..
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| Full name | Donald Hatfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1924 Dewsbury, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1981 (aged 56–57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 0 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editDonald Hatfield's birth was registered in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he worked as a railway lad (messenger) aged c. 15 in c. 1939, he worked at W. E. Rawson, Portobello Road, Wakefield c. 1960s–1970s, he lived on Headfield Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury c. 1980, and he died aged 56–57.
Playing career
editChampionship final appearance
editDonald Hatfield played at prop in Hunslet's 22-44 defeat by St. Helens in the Championship Final during the 1958–59 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 16 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 52,560.[1]
Club career
editDonald Hatfield was transferred from to Dewsbury Juniors ARLFC to Halifax during 1946, he was placed on the transfer list, at his own request, at a fee of £2,500 during October 1950 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £216,900 in 2017),[2] he was transferred from Halifax to Dewsbury on Wednesday 29 August 1951,[3][4][5] he was transferred from Dewsbury to Hunslet, he made his début for Hunslet playing at prop against Hull Kingston Rovers at Old Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 24 October 1953, he played his last match for Hunslet during the 1961–62 season.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 64 – 1958–59". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
- ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Open To Transfer". Hull Daily Mail. 4 October 1950. p. 6.
- ^ "Salford Signing". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 4 October 1950. p. 3.
- ^ "Dewsbury sign Hatfield". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 30 August 1951. p. 3.