Frank Fox (rugby league)
Frank Fox (born c. 1939–43) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax (Heritage № 703), Hull Kingston Rovers (Heritage №) and Castleford (Heritage № 510), as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Frank Fox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1939 (age 80–81) – c. 1943 (age 76–77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 3 lb (97 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Frank Fox was an unused interchange/substitute in Castleford’s 11-6 victory over Salford in the 1968–69 Challenge Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 17 May 1969, in front of a crowd of 97,939.[4]
County Cup Final appearances
Frank Fox played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Halifax's 10-0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1963–64 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 2 November 1963, in front of a crowd of 13,238, and played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 25-12 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1966–67 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1966, in front of a crowd of 13,241.
Club career
Frank Fox made his dêbut for Castleford against Wakefield Trinity at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 August 1967, and he played his last match for Castleford against Hull F.C. at Wheldon Road, Castleford on Tuesday 31 March 1970.
References
- David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
- "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Sat 17th May 1969 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 97,939". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.