Peter Glynn

Peter Glynn (born 7 January 1954) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for St. Helens and Salford, as a fullback, wing, centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or 6.[1]

Peter Glynn
Personal information
Born (1954-01-07) 7 January 1954
Widnes, England
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975–83 St. Helens 258 118 86 5 531
1983–89 Salford 130+14 24 1 6 104
1989 Chorley Borough
1989–1991 Trafford Borough
Total 402 142 87 11 635
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979 England 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Background

Peter Glynn was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

International honours

Peter Glynn won caps for England while at St. Helens in 1979 against Wales, and France.[2]

World Club Challenge Final appearances

Peter Glynn was an interchange/substitute in St. Helens 2-25 defeat by the 1975 NSWRFL season premiers, Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the unofficial 1976 World Club Challenge at Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday 29 June 1976.[3]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Peter Glynn played as an interchange/substitute (replacing Billy Benyon) and scored 2-tries in St. Helens' 20-5 victory over Widnes in the 1976 Challenge Cup Final during the 1975–76 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1976.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Peter Glynn played left wing, i.e. number 5, in St. Helens' 11-26 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1977 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1977–78 season at Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull on Tuesday 13 December 1977, and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored 2-tries, and a goals in the 7-13 defeat by Widnes in the 1978 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1978–79 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 12 December 1978. The record for the most tries in a BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final is 2-tries, and is jointly held by; Roy Mathias, Peter Glynn, Gerald Dunn and Stuart Wright.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "World Club Challenge 1976 at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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