Hector Halsall

GB international rugby league footballer and coach

Hector Halsall

Personal information

Born| 20 August 1900 (1900-08-20)[1]
Wigan, England
Died| October 1966 (aged 65-66)
Wigan, England

Playing information

Position| Centre
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1920–30  | Swinton | 369  | 55  | 17  |  |
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1930  | Great Britain | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Coaching information

| Club

Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W%
194?-??  | Barrow | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

Source: [2]

Hector Halsall (20 August 1900 – October 1966) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1930 and 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Swinton (captain), as a centre, and coached at club level for Barrow.

## Background[edit]

Halsall was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England, after retiring from playing, he worked as a trainer at Barrow for 18 years, he died aged 66 in Wigan Infirmary, Wigan.[3]

## Playing career[edit]

### Swinton[edit]

Halsall made his début for Swinton on 6 November 1920.[4]

#### County Cup Final appearances[edit]

Halsall played right-centre and was captain in Swinton's 0–17 defeat by St Helens Recs in the 1923 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Central Park, Wigan on 24 November 1923, played right-centre and was captain in the 15–11 victory over Wigan in the 1925 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1925–26 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on 9 December 1925 (postponed from Saturday 21 November 1925 due to fog), and played right-centre and was captain in the 5–2 victory over Wigan in the 1927 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1927–28 season at Watersheddings, Oldham on 19 November 1927.[citation needed]

#### Club honours[edit]

Halsall was captain of Swinton's 1927–28 Northern Rugby Football League season All Four Cups team.

### International honours[edit]

Halsall won a cap for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1930 against Australia.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. ^ "Hector Halsall". The Guardian. London. 28 October 1966. p. 15.
4. ^ "The Heritage Numbers - Part 2". Swinton Lions RLFC. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Search for "Hector Halsall" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

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Barrow Raiders coaches

* Hector Halsall (194?-??)
* Cec Thompson (1960-62)
* Jim Challinor (1963–67)
* Frank Foster (1973–83)
* Tommy Dawes (1983–85)
* Tommy Bishop (1985)
* Ivor Kelland (1985–87)
* Dennis Jackson (1987)
* Rod Reddy (1987–89)
* Dennis Jackson (1989–90)
* Steve Norton (1990–91)
* Paul Kavanagh (1991–92)
* Geoff Worrall (1992–93)
* Dennis Ramsdale (1993–94)
* Peter Roe (1994–96)
* Steve Hogan (1996)
* Gary Schubert (1996–97)
* Stuart Wilkinson (1997–98)
* Paul Charlton (1998–2001)
* Cameron Bell (2002–03)
* Peter Roe (2004–05)
* Paul Crarey (2006–07)
* Dave Clark (2008)
* Steve Deakin (2009)
* Dave Clark (2009)
* Steve McCormack (2010)
* Garry Schofield (2011)
* Nigel Wright (2011)
* Dave Clark (2011)
* Darren Holt (2011–13)
* Anthony Murray (2013–14)
* Bobbie Goulding (2014)
* Paul Crarey (2014–)

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Swinton squad – 1927–28 Challenge Cup Final winnees

* 1 W. Young
* 2 Frank Evans
* 3 Hector Halsall
* 4 Jack Evans
* 5 Chris Brockbank
* 6 A. Atkinson
* 7 William Rees

* 8 M. F. Strong
* 9 H. Blewer
* 10 H. E. Morris
* 11 Martin Hodgson
* 12 xRichard  Hammond Cracknell
* 13 F. Beswick

* Coach: … unknown

see also… 1927–28 season

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