peoplepill id: nealy-crosland
NC
United Kingdom Great Britain England
2 views today
3 views this week
Nealy Crosland
English rugby league footballer

Nealy Crosland

The basics

Quick Facts

Intro
English rugby league footballer
Work field
Gender
Male
Birth
Place of birth
Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Place of death
Doncaster, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Sports Teams
Wakefield Trinity
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Arthur Kenealy Crosland (second ¼ 1880 – first ¼ 1929), also known by the nickname of "Nealy", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 85) (captain), as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

Wakefield Trinity career

Nealy Crosland played as a forward, i.e. number 9, in Wakefield Trinity's 0–6 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1914 Challenge Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax, in front of a crowd of 19,000.

International honours

Nealy was selected for England in 1909 for the international against Wales, at Wakefield; but a week before the international, he suffered a serious injury at Hull KR (internal haemorrhaging) causing him to miss the next four months. He returned for the 1910 Tour Trial. Nealy Crosland was considered a "Probable" for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but ultimately he was not selected for the tour.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Nealy Crosland played as a forward, i.e. number 8, and scored a try in Wakefield Trinity's 17–0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1909 Challenge Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909, in front of a crowd of 23,587.

County Cup Final appearances

Nealy Crosland played as a forward, i.e. number 9, in Wakefield Trinity's 8–2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.

Genealogical information

Nealy Crosland's marriage was registered during fourth ¼ 1907 in Wakefield district.

The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lists
Nealy Crosland is in following lists
comments so far.
Comments
From our partners
Sponsored
Credits
References and sources
Nealy Crosland
arrow-left arrow-right instagram whatsapp myspace quora soundcloud spotify tumblr vk website youtube pandora tunein iheart itunes