Percy Holroyd was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a stand-off.[1] Percy Holroyd was possibly the first player local to Huddersfield be awarded some sort of benefit,[3] his début was against Broughton Rangers on Saturday 8 November 1902, and nine seasons later, for his service to Huddersfield, he was presented with the sum of £50 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £18,850 in 2017).[4]
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| Full name | Percy Holroyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Huddersfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editInternational honours
editPercy Holroyd won a cap for England while at Huddersfield in 1909 against Wales.[2]
County Cup Final appearances
editPercy Holroyd played fullback, and scored two goals in Huddersfield's 21–0 victory over Batley in the 1909 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 27 November 1909.
References
edit- ^ 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 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Carruthers, Bryan (1995). Huddersfield - Centenary Brochure Page-38. Arrow Publishing, HD5 8JR. ISBN n/a
- ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.