Gary Price (rugby league, born 1961)

Gary Price ((1961-03-09)9 March 1961), also known by the nickname of "Slogger" , is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and Great Britain (Under-18s) British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) (Under-18s), and at club level for Castleford Juniors ARLFC, York, Leeds (Heritage № 1166), and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 668), as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12.[2] [1]

For the rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, see Gary Price (rugby league).

Gary Price
Personal information
Full nameGary Price
Born (1961-03-09) 9 March 1961
Castleford, England
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981–86 York
1986–90 Leeds
1990–95 Featherstone Rovers 88+37 13 0 0 52
Total 125 13 0 0 52
Source: [1]

Background

Gary Price was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Gary Price played for Castleford Juniors ARLFC during the 1977–78 season, and the 1978–79 season, where he won the BARLA Yorkshire Cup Final, and the BARLA National Cup Final, he made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 17 September 1989.[3]

County Cup Final appearances

Gary Price played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Featherstone Rovers' 14-20 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1989 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989, in fromt of a crowd of 12,607.

Genealogical information

Gary Price is the son of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s for Doncaster (Heritage № 167); Colin "Slogger/Slugger" Price.[4]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Biography at therhinos.co.uk". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952
  4. "Colin Price Statistics at robterrace.com". robterrace.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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