Stanley "Stan" Fearnley (birth registered first ¼ 1947[3]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford Northern and Leeds, as a loose forward.[1]
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| Full name | Stanley Fearnley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | first ¼ 1947 (age 76–77) Bradford district, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editFearnley's birth was registered in Bradford district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He is the son of the former rugby league player and coach, Albert Fearnley.
Playing career
editBradford Northern
editFearnley made his debut for Bradford Northern in April 1965.[4] He played for the club until 1977, scoring 41 tries in 217 games.[5]
He played loose forward, and scored a try in Bradford Northern's 14–33 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395.
Fearnley played loose forward in Bradford Northern's 3–2 victory over Widnes in the 1974–75 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1974–75 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 25 January 1975.[citation needed]
Leeds
editFearnley played loose forward (replaced by substitute Roy Dickinson) in Leeds' 16–7 victory over Widnes in the 1977 Challenge Cup Final during the 1976–77 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1977, in front of a crowd of 80,871.
International honours
editStan Fearnley won a cap, and played loose forward in England's 0–25 defeat by Australia in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup Final at Headingley, Leeds on 12 November 1975.[2]
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 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Heritage Numbers". Bradford Bulls Foundation. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Marshall, Bill (11 July 2007). "Modern era produces great candidates". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 15 August 2017.