Cyril Stacey
John Cyril Stacey (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax (Heritage № 245) and Batley as a fullback. He is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[3]
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| Full name | John Cyril Stacey[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown Halifax, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
International honours
Cyril Stacey was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia, he won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1920 against New Zealand.[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Cyril Stacey played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in Halifax's 0-13 defeat by Leigh in the 1920–21 Challenge Cup Final during the 1920–21 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 30 April 1921, in front of a crowd of 25,000.
County Cup Final appearances
Cyril Stacey played right-wing, i.e. number 2, in Batley's 8-9 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1924–25 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 November 1924, in front of a crowd of 25,546.
Club career
Cyril Stacey played his last game for Halifax on Saturday 9 February 1929.
References
- "Northern News In Brief". Leeds Mercury. 22 June 1926. p. 3.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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