Bill Healey
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| Full name | William Healey | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Healey is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at club level for Barrow, as a loose forward, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Playing career[edit]
Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]
Bill Healey played loose forward in Barrow's 21–12 victory over Workington Town in the 1955 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513.[2]
County Cup Final appearances[edit]
Bill Healey played loose forward in Barrow's 12–2 victory over Oldham in the 1954 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954.,[3] and played loose forward in the 7–9 defeat by Leeds in the 1957 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318.
References[edit]
- ^ "Back on the Wembley trail". nwemail.co.uk. 8 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Saturday, October 1 1983…". nwemail.co.uk. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Barrow make two finals in one year". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.