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Carl Gibson (born 23 April 1963) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Batley, Leeds and Featherstone Rovers, as a fullback , Wing, or centre. He attended Batley Boys High School.
Carl Gibson won caps for Great Britain in 1985 against France (sub), in 1990 against France, Papua New Guinea (2-games), New Zealand (3-games), and Australia (3-games), and in 1991 against France. [1]
Carl Gibson was selected for Yorkshire County XIII while at Batley during the 1985–86 season.
Carl Gibson played left wing and scored two tries in Leeds' 33–12 victory over Castleford in the 1988 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 16 October 1988.
Carl Gibson played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing Wing John Basnett) in Leeds' 14–15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 January 1988.
During January 1986, Gibson transferred from Batley to Leeds for a fee of £50,000. [2] Gibson set an enduring record for Leeds of 91 consecutive appearances for the club before a bout of food poisoning ended his run. [3]
Paul Medley is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds, Halifax, Bradford Northern/Bradford Bulls and Dewsbury Rams, as a prop, second-row, or loose forward.
Deryck Fox is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Western Suburbs Magpies, Bradford Northern, Batley and Rochdale Hornets, as a scrum-half, and coached at club level for Rochdale Hornets, Shaw Cross ARLFC, Batemans Bay Tigers and Dewsbury Celtic. He attended St John Fisher's RC High School in Dewsbury.
Kenneth Traill was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, Bradford Northern, Halifax and Wakefield Trinity, as a loose forward, and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity.
Dean Sampson is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop, and spent the majority of his professional career at the Castleford Tigers, with spells in Australia for Gold Coast and the Parramatta Eels. Sampson made over 400 appearances for Castleford (Tigers) between 1987 and 2005. He also represented England and Great Britain at international level, and was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Kevin Ward is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level as a prop for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level in England for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Castleford and St. Helens, and in Australia for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, as prop, second-row, or loose forward. Ward was inducted into the Castleford Tigers Hall Of Fame.
John W. Etty is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played between 1944 and 1961. He played at representative level for British Empire XIII and Yorkshire, and at club level for Batley, Oldham, and Wakefield Trinity, as a wing or centre.
Keith Rayne is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), Leeds and Doncaster, as a prop or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, and coached at club level for Batley.
Frank Gallagher, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Dewsbury, Batley and Leeds, as a stand-off, scrum-half, second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 6, 7, 11 or 12, or, 13, during the era of contested scrums.
Jeffrey Grayshon MBE was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Dewsbury, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Bradford Northern, Leeds, Featherstone Rovers and Batley, as a fullback, prop, second-row, or loose forward, and coached at club level for Batley. Grayshon continued playing until he was 45 for Batley before taking over as coach at Batley. Jeff's biography "The Warrior: Jeff Grayshon MBE" was written by Maurice Bamford.
Frederick "Eric" E. Batten was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1950s. He played club level rugby league (RU) for Sandal RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Hunslet, Featherstone Rovers (captain), Leeds, Castleford and Bradford Northern, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5, and coached at club level for Featherstone Rovers, and Batley. Eric Batten appeared in eight Challenge Cup Finals; two for Leeds, five for Bradford Northern, and one for Featherstone Rovers, winning three, and losing five, he scored a total of 443 tries during his career, he his third on the all-time try scorers list behind Brian Bevan, and Billy Boston,
Roy Colin Powell was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for St John Fisher, Leeds, Bradford Northern, Featherstone Rovers, Batley and Rochdale Hornets, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 11 or 12.
David L. Creasser is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) Young Lions, and Great Britain, and at club level for Hunslet Parkside ARLFC, Leeds, Keighley Cougars and Bramlsy, as a goal-kicking centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.
David "Dave" Heron is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet Parkside ARLFC, Leeds, Bradford Northern and Batley, as a second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13.
Kevin Beardmore is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, as a hooker or prop, i.e. number 9, or, 8 or 10.
John Basnett is an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for New Brighton F.C., Winnington Park RFC and for Cheshire in the RFU County Championship competition and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and at club level for Widnes, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Keith England, also known by the nickname of "Beefy", is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Castleford, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12.
Tony Marchant is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, Wynnum Manly Seagulls, Bradford Northern and Dewsbury, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.
Robert "Bob" Kelly is an Irish professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, and coached in the 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Keighley, Wakefield Trinity, and Batley, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for Batley.
Roger Simpson is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford Northern and Batley Bulldogs, as a fullback, i.e. number 1.
George Henry Exley, also known by the nickname of 'Mick', was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and coached rugby league in the 1940s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain) and Hanging Heaton WMC ARLFC, as a wing and later as second-row, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 11 or 12 during the era of contested scrums, and club level rugby union (RU) for Wakefield RFC Old Boys, and coached at club level for Batley.