Joe Riley (rugby league)

Joseph G. Riley
Personal information
Full name Joseph G. Riley
Born second ¼ 1876 (or c. 1882/83)
Sowerby Bridge, England
Died fourth ¼ 1954 (aged 77–78), or March 1950 (aged 67)
Halifax district, England
Playing information
Height 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
Weight 13 st 10 lb (87 kg)
Position Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1899–01 Sowerby Bridge
1901–15 Halifax 419 117 23 0 397
Total 419 117 23 0 397
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire 6
1910–11 England 2 1 0 0 3
1910 Great Britain 1 1 0 0 3
Coaching information

Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1919–≥19 Halifax RUFC
Source: [1][2][3]

Joseph G. Riley (birth registered second ¼ 1876[4] – death registered fourth ¼ 1954[5]), also known by the nickname of "Joe", was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s, and rugby union coach of the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Sowerby Bridge, and Halifax (Heritage № 104), as a centre, stand-off/five-eighth, or scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 7, and coached rugby union (RU) at the newly established Halifax RUFC (formed 1919), with fellow Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee; Archie Rigg, after both of their playing careers finished.

Background

Joe Riley was born in Sowerby Bridge, West Riding of Yorkshire, and his death aged 77–78 was registered in Halifax district, West Riding of Yorkshire, he is buried in Sowerby Bridge cemetery.[6]

Playing career

International honours

Joe Riley won caps for England while at Halifax in 1910 against Wales, in 1911 against Australia,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia, and Australasia.[3][7]

County Honours

Joe Riley won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax.

Club career

Joe Riley made his début for Halifax on Saturday 7 September 1901, he suffered a badly broken leg in the match against Bradford Northern on Saturday 2 January 1915, this fracture ended his rugby league playing career,[6] he played his last match for Halifax on Saturday 2 January 1915.

Testimonial match

A testimonial match at Halifax was shared by Joe Riley, and Asa Robinson at Thrum Hall, Halifax in 1920, 20,000 people attended the match, and Joe Riley received £420 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £43,830 in 2013).[8]

Honoured at Halifax

Joe Riley is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128-142. ISBN 978-1-903659-51-9
  7. ↑ "Papers Past – Evening Post – 14 May 1910 – Football". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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