Edward Campbell (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Campbell | |||||
| Nickname | Ted | |||||
| Born | July→September 1943 Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire | |||||
| Died | 27 July 2015 (aged 71) Royston, South Yorkshire | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Aug 1962–Feb 70 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
| Feb 1973–Sep 75 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
| 1976–≥76 | York | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Edward "Ted" Campbell (July→September 1943[1] – 27 July 2015) was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s, playing at club level for Wakefield Trinity (twice) (Heritage #680), and York, as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums, he died in Royston, South Yorkshire.
Playing career
Championship Final Appearances
Ted Campbell played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in Wakefield Trinity's 21-9 victory over St. Helens in the Championship final replay during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967.[2]
County Cup final appearances
Ted Campbell played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, in Wakefield Trinity's 18-2 victory over Leeds in the 1964 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1964–65 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 31 October 1964.
Outside of rugby league
Campbell died after a long illness on 27 July 2015 at the age of 71.[3]
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
- ↑ http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news/2015/07/rip-ted-campbell-1943-2015