Des Clarkson
Desmond Clarkson (25 January 1923 – January 2002) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Hunslet, Leigh (Heritage № 577),[5][6] Leeds (Heritage №), Halifax (Heritage № 675), Keighley and Castleford (Heritage №), as a second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13.[3]
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| Full name | Desmond Clarkson[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1923 Tadcaster, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 2002 (aged c. 78–79) Pontefract, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Des Clarkson was born in Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged c. 78–79 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
International honours
Des Clarkson won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1947 against Wales, and in 1948 against France.[4]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Des Clarkson played loose forward in Halifax's 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 24 April 1954, in front of a crowd of 81,841, and played loose forward in the 4-8 defeat by Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1953–54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.[7]
References
- "Clarkson signs". Yorkshire Post. 23 December 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- "Desmond Clarkson Ready to Sign for Leeds". Yorkshire Evening Post. 21 December 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Mud, blood and memories of the day when 102,575 made history at Odsal". independent.co.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.