Harry Dale (February 1908 or 15 February 1909 – fourth ¼ 1970), also known by the nicknames of "Squibber" (at school due to his short height) and later "Scrubber" (following a mishearing and misprinting of "Squibber"), was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Newtown ARLFC (in Kingston upon Hull) (some sources incorrectly state Strickland ARLFC[1]), Hull Kingston Rovers and Newcastle RLFC, as a stand-off or scrum-half.[2][3][4][5][6]
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| Full name | Harry Dale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 1908 or 15 February 1909 Kingston upon Hull, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | fourth ¼ 1970 (aged 61–62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editHarry Dale was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was a pupil at Buckingham Street School (now Buckingham Primary Academy), Kingston upon Hull, he worked as a stevedore at the Port of Hull, he sustained a serious head injury while working with a Royal Engineers bomb disposal unit during World War II, he experienced ill-health in later life and following several spells in hospital, he died aged 61–62 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
editInternational honours
editHarry Dale was selected to play against Australia during the 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain, but he had to withdraw due to a knee injury.
County honours
editHarry Dale won 7-caps for Yorkshire while at Hull Kingston Rovers.
County Cup Final appearances
editHarry Dale played stand-off and scored a try in Hull Kingston Rovers' 13–7 victory over Hunslet F.C. in the 1929–30 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1929–30 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 30 November 1929, in front of a crowd of 11,000.[7]
Club career
editHarry Dale transferred from Newtown ARLFC to the Hull Kingston Rovers, he made his début for the Hull Kingston Rovers, he played stand-off against Hunslet F.C. at Parkside, Hunslet on Saturday 27 March 1926, he played his last match for the Hull Kingston Rovers, and scored a try against Leigh at Mather Lane (adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal), Leigh on Saturday 3 September 1938, and he transferred from Hull Kingston Rovers to Newcastle RLFC.
Testimonial match
editA joint benefit season/testimonial match at Hull Kingston Rovers against Bramley during the 1937–38 season was shared by; Harry Dale and Jack Spamer, during April 1938 each player received £84 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £14,030 in 2018).[8]
References
edit- ^ "Sporting News". Hull Daily Mail. 26 August 1925. p. 2.
- ^ Michael E. Ulyatt (1983). "Hull Kingston Rovers - A Centenary History 1883-1983". Lockington Publishing Co. Ltd, The Railway Station, North Ferriby ISBN 0 90549 024 X
- ^ Max Gold, Michael E. Ulyatt, Bill Dalton (March 1989). "Hull - A Divided City: Rugby League Matches Between Hull Kingston Rovers and Hull Football Club, 1899-1989". Hutton Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0907033783
- ^ Michael E. Ulyatt (January 1996). "A Tale of Two Roads: Early History of Hull FC and Hull KR". Hutton Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1872167787
- ^ Roger Pugh, Colin Hutton, Neil Hudgell (29 April 2016). "The Robins: An Official History of Hull Kingston Rovers". Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0993510120
- ^ David Bond (6 October 2018). "20 Legends: Hull Kingston Rovers". Vertical Editions ISBN 978-1908847133
- ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 35 – 1929–30". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
- ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.