David Busfield

David "Dave" Busfield (born 22 November 1953), also known by the nickname of "Bussy"/"Buzzy", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 514), Halifax (Heritage № 871), Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 897), Hull F.C. (Heritage №), and Dewsbury, as a back, or forward, and coached at club level for Dewsbury, Batley and Royal Air Force (RL).[3]

David Busfield
Personal information
Full nameDavid Busfield
Born (1953-11-22) 22 November 1953
Shawcross, Dewsbury England
Playing information
PositionBacks, Forwards
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1974±–78± Featherstone Rovers 86 28 0 0 84
1978–80 Halifax 67 22 1 0 67
≤1981–≥81 Wakefield Trinity
1981–83 Hull F.C. 4 1 0 0 3
±1984–±86 Dewsbury 40 4 0 0 16
Total 197 55 1 0 170
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
01/1987–04/87 Dewsbury
≥04/1987–≥04/87 Batley
≥04/1987–≥04/87 Royal Air Force (RL)
Total 0 0 0 0
As of 9 February 2010
Source: [1][2]

Background

Busfield was born in Shawcross, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Dave Busfield played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing left-second-row, i.e. number 11, Alan Rhodes) in Featherstone Rovers' 9–24 defeat by Warrington in the 1973–74 Challenge Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1974, in front of a crowd of 77,400.

County Cup Final appearances

Dave Busfield played loose forward in Halifax's 6-15 defeat by Leeds in the 1979–80 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1979.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at hullfc.com". hullfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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