Steve Hartley

Stephen "Steve" Hartley (birth unknown) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, as a stand-off, i.e. number 6.[1]

This article is about the rugby player. For the British actor, see Steven Hartley.
Stephen Hartley
Personal information
Full nameStephen Hartley
BornHull
Playing information
PositionStand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–85 Hull Kingston Rovers 369 191 0 0 592
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1980–81 Great Britain 3 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]

Playing career

International honours

Steve Hartley won caps for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1980 against New Zealand, and in 1981 against France (2 matches).[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Steve Hartley played left-centre in Hull Kingston Rovers' 10-5 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1979–80 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000, and played stand-off in the 9-18 defeat by Widnes in the 1980–81 Challenge Cup Final during the 1980–81 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1981, in front of a crowd of 92,496.

County Cup Final appearances

Steve Hartley played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing Loose forward Dave Hall) in Hull Kingston Rovers' 12-29 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1984–85 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 27 October 1984.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Steve Hartley played stand-off, and scored a try in Hull Kingston Rovers' 26-11 victory over St. Helens in the 1977 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1977-78 season at Craven Park, Hull on Tuesday 13 December 1977.

John Player Trophy Final appearances

Steve Hartley played stand-off in Hull Kingston Rovers' 4-12 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1981–82 John Player Trophy Final during the 1981–82 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1982.

Testimonial match

A benefit season/testimonial match for Steve Hartley and John Millington took place at Hull Kingston Rovers during the 1981–82 season, it raised £25,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £120,400 in 2018).[2][3]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. Michael E. Ulyatt (1983). "Hull Kingston Rovers - A Centenary History 1883-1983" - Page 155. Lockington Publishing Co. Ltd, The Railway Station, North Ferriby ISBN 0 90549 024 X
  3. "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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