Roy Hawksley

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Roy Hawksley
Personal information
Full nameRoy Hawksley
Born (1943-02-09) 9 February 1943 (age 82)
Lupset?, Wakefield district, England
Playing information
Weight13 st 0 lb (83 kg)
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1961–65 Wakefield Trinity 232006
1966–71 Doncaster 1713009
1971–75 Halifax 12650015
1975–≥75 Salford 1126
1975 Doncaster 10000
Total332120036
Source: [1] [2]

Roy Hawksley (born 9 February 1943) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Doncaster (two spells), [3] Halifax, and Salford, as a hooker.

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Background

Roy Hawksley's birth was registered in Wakefield district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. [1]

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances

Hawksley played hooker in Salford's 7-16 defeat by Widnes in the 1975–76 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1975–76 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 4 October 1975.

Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances

Hawksley played hooker in Halifax's 22-11 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1971–72 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1971–72 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 January 1972.

Club career

Hawksley made his début for Wakefield Trinity during January 1961, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during the 1965–66 season

Contemporaneous Article Extract

"Outlines - Roy Hawksley - Signed last season, Roy is a promising young hooker who should eventually fare extremely well in the game. Indeed his present skills may well be judged by his past records. For our own Trinity juniors he did grand work before joining the senior club, whilst he had previously been a member of the highly successful Snapethorpe School side which carried all before it a few years ago in heading the Wakefield Schools’ League and winning the Yorkshire Cup. Whilst at school he also had the honour of playing for the Wakefield City team and for Yorkshire County, always as hooker Whilst his scrum play is outstanding he is also quite active in the open. At the age of 19 he still has time to develop physically and should have a most satisfying career. Height, 5 ft. 9in., weight, 13 stones." [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Player Summary: Roy Hawksley". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. "Statistics at robterrace.com". robterrace.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. Lindley, John (13/09/1961). Wakefield Trinity RLFC Official Programme: Doncaster. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a