Bill Healey

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Bill Healey
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Healey
Bornc. 1925
Playing information
Position Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1953–58 Barrow
1958–62 Blackpool Borough 67110033
Total67110033
Source: [1]

Bill Healey was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at club level for Barrow, as a loose forward. [2]

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Playing career

A latecomer to professional rugby league, Healey signed for Barrow from Walney Central in December 1953, aged 28. [3]

Healey played loose forward in Barrow's 12–2 victory over Oldham in the 1954 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954. [4]

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, [5] and played loose forward in the 7–9 defeat by Leeds in the 1956–57 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

  1. ↑ "Player Summary: Bill Healey". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Back on the Wembley trail". nwemail.co.uk. 8 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "'55 was Barrow's year" . Evening Mail (Wembley Special ed.). 26 April 2005. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Saturday, October 1 1983…". nwemail.co.uk. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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