Club
Hall of Fame
Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame
History
The Hall of Fame was first set up by the Halifax RLFC Past Players Association in 1993, when 24 framed portraits were unveiled in the Taverners Club at Thrum Hall.
This was the culmination of months of research by the Association and club historian Andrew Hardcastle, including wide consultation with former players, officials, supporters and historians, and the checking of club records. The selection was based on great playing ability, length of service and commitment to the club, though only those who had been retired from the club for over 10 years were considered.
During the years since the original launch, additions have occasionally been made to the original 24, usually at annual dinners of the Players Association, so that there are now 36 members. More will be added in future.
When the Taverners Club closed following the sale of Thrum Hall, the Hall of Fame was moved to The Shay, where it was sited in The Weavers in an area known as The Hall of Fame Bar.
It stood alongside other club photographs and memorabilia which tell the history of the great club, including all the great Cup and League triumphs since formation in 1873. This material was previously housed in the Thrum Hall Boardroom.
Once the East Stand is completed it is expected that a new position within the stand will be designated for the Hall of Fame. In the meantime there is a duplicate of our Hall of Fame within the restauarant area of Asda Thrum Hall site of our original ground
Members
| George Thomson | Forward | 1875-85 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Dodd | Centre | 1876-93 | |||||||||
| Archie Rigg | Half-Back | 1891-1915 | |||||||||
| George Langhorn | Forward | 1897-1913 | |||||||||
| Joe Riley | Centre | 1901-15 | |||||||||
| Billy Little | Full-Back | 1901-10 | |||||||||
| Asa Robinson | Forward | 1904-23 | |||||||||
| Jack Beames | Forward | 1913-22 | |||||||||
| Cyril Stacey | Three-Quarter | 1915-29 | |||||||||
| Frank Todd | Stand-Off | 1916-28 | |||||||||
| Dai Rees | Forward | 1921-32 | |||||||||
| Hudson Irving | Forward | 1933-47 | |||||||||
| Hubert Lockwood | Full-Back | 1934-46 | |||||||||
| Charlie Smith | Centre | 1936-48 | |||||||||
| Harry Beverley | Loose Forward | 1937-41 | |||||||||
| Arthur Bassett | Winger | 1939-48 | |||||||||
| Arthur Daniels | Winger | 1939-48 | |||||||||
| Stan Kielty | Scrum-Half | 1946-58 | |||||||||
| Ken Dean | Stand-Off | 1948-60 | |||||||||
| Jack Wilkinson | Prop | 1948-59 | |||||||||
| Alvin Ackerley | Hooker | 1948-58 | |||||||||
| Albert Fearnley | Second Row | 1950-56 | |||||||||
| Tommy Lynch | Centre | 1951-56 | |||||||||
| John Thorley | Prop | 1952-60 | |||||||||
| John Burnett | Centre | 1953-67 | |||||||||
| Johnny Freeman | Winger | 1954-67 | |||||||||
| Garfield Owen | Full-Back | 1956-61 | |||||||||
| Charlie Renilson | Loose Forward | 1957-69 | |||||||||
| Jack Scroby | Prop | 1959-70 | |||||||||
| Terry Fogerty | Second Row | 1961-73 | |||||||||
| Ronnie James | Full-Back | 1961-72 | |||||||||
| Colin Dixon | Centre | 1961-68 | |||||||||
| Ken Roberts | Prop | 1963-67 | |||||||||
| Gordon Baker | Scrum-Half | 1964-82 | |||||||||
| Mick Scott | Second Row | 1974-91 | |||||||||
| Chris Anderson | Stand-Off | 1984-87 |
George Thomson (1875-1885)
Born: Halifax
Position: Forward
Debut: 28/12/1875
Last Appearance: 13/03/1885
Appearances: 170
Tries: 60
Goals: 16
Honours: Yorkshire (29), England (9)
Jimmy Dodd 1876-93
Born; Kirby Lonsdale
Position: Centre
Debut; 7/10/1876
Last Appearance: 22/4/1893
Apearances: 327
Tries: 60
Goals: 96
Honours: Yorkshire (31)
Archie Rigg 1891-1915
Born: Halifax
Position: Half Back
Debut:19/9/1891
Last Appearance: 1915
Appearances: 333
Goals: 53
Honours: Yorkshire (32)
George Langhorn 1897- 1913
Born: Halifax
Position: Forward
Debut: 1/1/1898
Last Appearance: 18/1/1913
Appearances: 413
Tries: 60
Goals: 16
Honours: Yorkshire (3)
England (1)
Joe Riley 1901-1915
Born: Sowerby Bridge
Position: Centre
Debut: 7/9/1901
Last Appearance: 2/1/1915
Appearances: 419
Tries: 117
Goals: 23
Points: 397
Honours: Yorkshire (6)
England (2)
Gt Britain (1) Tour 1910
Billy Little 1901-1910
Born: Cumberland
Position: Full Back
Debut: 21/9/1901
Last appearance: 28/3/1910
Appearances: 305
Tries: 4
Goals: 326
Points: 664
Honours: Yorkshire(4)
England (1)
Cumberland(8)
Asa Robinson 1904-1923
Born: Halifax
Position: forward
Debut: 5/11/1904
Last appearance: 9/9/1923
Appearances: 348
Tries: 38
Goals: 14
Points: 142
Honours: Yorkshire(4)
England (5)
Gt Britain (3)
Jack Beames 1913-1922
Born: Wales
Position: Forward
Debut: 6/9/1913
Last Appearance: 11/12/1922
Appearances: 149
Tries: 30
Goals: 0
Points: 90
Honours: Other Nat. (1)
Wales (2)
Gt Britain (2)
Cyril Stacey 1915-1929
Born: Halifax
Position: Three Quarter
Debut: 1915
Last appearance: 9/2/1929
Appearances: 199
Tries: 87
Goals: 17
Honours: Yorkshire (5)
Gt Britain (1) Tour 1920
Frank Todd 1916-1928
Born: Halifax
Position: Stand Off
Debut: 1916
Last Appearance: 21/4/1928
Appearances: 333
Tries: 66
Goals: 2
Points: 202
Honours: Yorkshire (8)
England (3)
Dai Rees 1921-1932
Born: Wales
Position: Second Row
Debut: 27/8/1921
Last appearance: 16/1/1932
Appearances: 279
Tries: 28
Goals: 2
Points: 88
Honours: Glam & Mon (1)
Other Nat(1) Tour 1924
Wales (6)
Gt Britain (1)
Hudson Irving 1933-1947
Born: Cumberland
Position: Forward
Debut: 2/9/1933
Last Appearance: 12/4/1947
Appearances: 392
Tries: 73
Goals: 0
Points: 219
Honours: Yorkshire (1)
Cumberland (6)
England (4)
Hubert Lockwood 1934 -1946
Born: Huddersfield
Position: FullBack
Debut: 27/1/1934
Last appearance: 22/4/1946
Appearances: 348
Tries: 6
Goals: 819
Points: 1656
Honours: Yorkshire(3)
Charlie Smith 1936-1948
Born: New Zealand
Position: Centre
Debut: 5/12/1936
Last Appearance: 25/12/1948
Appearances: 318
Tries: 62
Goals: 0
Points: 186
Honours: British Empire X111 (1)
Harry Beverley 1937-1941
Born: Hunslet
Position: Loose Forward
Debut: 20/10/1937
Last appearance: 17/5/1941
Appearances: 112
Tries: 16
Goals: 0
Points: 48
Honours: Yorkshire(2)
England (1)
Gt Britain (2)
Arthur Bassett 1939 - 1948
Born: Wales
Position: Wing
Debut: 28/1/1939
Last Appearance: 14/2/1948
Appearances: 110
Tries: 66
Goals: 1
Points: 200
Honours: Wales (3)
Gt Britain (2) Tour 1946
Arthur Daniels 1939 - 1948
Born: wales
Position: Wing
Debut: 25/8/1945
Last Appearance: 22/4/1957
Appearances: 376
Tries: 215
Goals: 2
Points: 649
Honours: Wales (13)
Stan Kielty 1946 - 1958
Born: Castleford
Position: Scrum Half
Debut:19/10/1946
Last appearance: 9/9/1958
Appearances: 482
Tries: 73
Goals: 7
Points: 233
Honours: Yorkshire (11)
England (3)
Ken Dean 1948 - 1960
Born: Halifax
Position: Stand Off
Debut: 6/11/1948
Last Appearance: 5/3/1960
Appearances: 393
Tries: 89
Goals: 67
Points: 401
Honours: Yorkshire (11)
England (2)
Jack Wilkinson 1948 - 1959
Born: Halifax
Position: Prop
Debut: 11/10/1948
Last Appearance: 15/4/1959
Appearances: 250
Tries: 22
Goals: 0
Points: 66
Honours: Yorkshire (4)
Gt Britain (6) Tour 1954
Alvin Ackerley 1948 - 1958
Born: Cumberland
Position: Hooker
Debut: 9/10/1948
Last Appearance: 4/10/1959
Appearances: 396
Tries; 13
Goals: 0
Points: 39
Honours: Cumberland (10)
England (6)
Gt Britain (2) Tour 1958
Albert Fearnley 1950 - 1956
Born: Bradford
Position: Second Row
Debut: 18/11/1950
Last appearance: 1/9/1956
Appearances: 207
Tries: 38
Goals: 0
Points: 114
Honours: Yorkshire (5)
Tommy Lynch 1951 - 1956
Born: New Zealand
Position: Centre
Debut: 1/1/1952
Last Appearance: 12/5/1956
Appearances: 188
Tries: 112
Goals: 9
Points: 354
Honours: Other Nats (4)
John Thorley 1952 - 1960
Born: Wales
Position: Prop
Debut: 12/4/1952
Last Appearance: 16/1/1960
Appearances: 261
Tries: 27
Goals: 0
Points: 81
Honours: Other Nats (2)
Wales(2) World Cup 1954
Gt Britain(4)
John Burnett 1953 - 1967
Born: Halifax
Position: Centre
Debut: 16/1/1954
Last Appearance: 15/4/1967
Appearances: 344
Tries: 130
Goals: 0
Points: 390
Honours: Yorkshire (6)
Johnny Freeman 1954 - 1967
Born: Wales
Position: Wing
Debut; 4/12/1954
Last Appearance: 27/3/1967
Appearances: 395
Tries: 290
Goals: 15
Points: 900
Honours: Wales X111 91)
Garfield Owen 1956 - 1961
Born: Wales
Position: FullBack
Debut: 1/11/1956
Last appearance: 21/8/1961
Appearances: 166
Tries: 4
Goals: 535
Points: 1082
Honours: wales X111 (1)
Charlie Renilson 1957 - 1969
Born: Scotland
Position: Loose Forward
Debut: 12/10/1957
Last appearance: 26/3/1969
Appearances: 302
Tries: 70
Goals: 19
Points: 248
Honours: Gt Britain (8) World Cup 1968
Jack Scroby 1959 - 1970
Born: Halifax
Position: Prop
Debut: 28/8/1959
Last appearance: 28/2/1970
Appearances: 315
Tries: 22
Goals: 0
Points: 66
Honours: Yorkshire (7)
Terry Fogerty 1961 - 1973
Born: Glossop
Position; Second row
Debut: 23/3/1961
Last appearance: 8/9/1973
Appearances: 298
Tries: 65
Goals; 1
Points: 197
Honours: Lancashire (2)
Gt Britain (1) Tour 1966
Ronnie James 1961 - 1972
Born: Wales
Position: FullBack
Debut: 25/3/1961
Last appearance: 14/11/1971
Appearances: 372
Tries: 45
Goals: 1028
Points: 2191
Honours: Commonwealth X111 (1)
Colin Dixon 1961 - 1968
Born: Wales
Position: Centre/Second Row
Debut: 30/8/1961
Last appearance:14/12/1968
Appearances: 245
Tries: 73
Goals: 0
Points: 219
Honours: Wales (1)
Gt Britain (1)
Ken Roberts 1963 - 1967
Born: Atherton
Position: Prop
Debut: 24/8/1963
Last appearance: 27/1/1967
Appearances: 127
Tries: 6
Goals: 0
Points: 18
Honours: Lancashire (4)
Gt Britain (10) Tour 1966
Gordon Baker 1964 - 1982
Born: Rochdale
Position: Scrum Half
Debut: 2/9/1964
Last Appearance: 4/4.1982
Appearances: 304
Tries: 60
Goals: 0
Points: 180
Honours:
Mick Scott 1974 - 1991
Born: Halifax
Position: Second Row
Debut: 20/10/1974
Last Appearance: 12/5/1991
Appearances: 306
Tries: 43
Goals: 43
Points: 202
Honours:
Chris Anderson 1984 - 1987
Born: Australia
Position: Stand Off
Debut: 2/12/1984
Last Appearance: 2/5/1987 (Cup final)
Appearances: 92
Tries: 22
Goals: 0
Points: 88
Honours:
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