Alan Ackroyd

Alan Ackroyd
Personal information
Born (1948-12-27) 27 December 1948
Kippax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 17 st 0 lb (108 kg)
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–76 Castleford 114 23 56 1 183
≤1980–≥81 Halifax
1981–≥81 Bramley
Total 114 23 56 1 183
Source: [1]

Alan 'Bunny' Ackroyd (27 December 1948[2]) born in Kippax, West Riding of Yorkshire is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at club level for Castleford, Halifax (Heritage № 890), and Bramley, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1][3][4][5]

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances

Alan Ackroyd played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing Prop Ian Van Bellen) and scored a 2-conversions in Castleford's 7-11 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  3. ↑ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
  4. ↑ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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