Gary Cooper (rugby league)

Gary Cooper
Personal information
Born (1938-11-25) 25 November 1938
Castleford, England
Playing information
Position Fullback, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958–65/66 Featherstone Rovers 191 43 9 0 147
1967–71 Wakefield Trinity 136 25 0 0 75
Total 327 68 9 0 222
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1962–≥62 Great Britain 0
Coaching information

Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
19xx–19xx York
Source: [1][2]

Gary 'Super Duper' Cooper (born 25 November 1938) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s, and coach. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 396) (captain), and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 725), as a fullback, or centre, i.e. number 1, or, 3 or 5,[1] and coached at club level for York.[2]

Background

Gary Cooper was born in Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Playing career

International honours

Gary Cooper was selected for Great Britain while at Featherstone Rovers for the 1962 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.[3]

Championship Final appearances

Gary Cooper played fullback 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, and was man of the match winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy in the 17-10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship Final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 4 May 1968.[4]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Gary Cooper played fullback in Wakefield Trinity's 10-11 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" Final during the 1967–68 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.[4]

Club career

Gary Cooper made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Wednesday 20 August 1958,[5] he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Representative Players". featherstonerovers.net. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. 1 2 Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
  5. ↑ Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952
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