Kirkbride won caps for Cumberland while at Workington Town making his début against Lancashire at Derwent Park in 1967, playing in the 17-15 victory over Australia at Derwent Park in 1967, and while at Castleford playing left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 3-42 defeat by Yorkshire at Hull Kingston Rovers' stadium on 1 October 1969, and Left-Second-row in the 15-21 defeat by Yorkshire at Whitehaven's stadium on 14 September 1970.[4]
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Kirkbride made his début for Workington Town playing Second-row alongside fellow CumbrianFrank Foster in the 11-10 victory over Widnes at Naughton Park in the last game of the 1963–64 season on Tuesday 12 May 1964, he joined Halifax in 1968 for a fee of £6,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £165,900 in 2013),[5] he made his début for Halifax against Leigh Miners Welfare[1] in the Challenge Cup on Saturday 3 February 1968, he joined Castleford in 1969 for a fee of £5,750, he joined Salford in 1971 for a fee of £6,000.[6]
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William Kirkbride birth registered first 1 4 1944 3 is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s 1970s and 1980s and coached in the 1970s and 1980s He played at representative level for Cumberland and at club level for United Steel ARLFC Workington Town Halifax Castleford Heritage No 523 Salford Leigh Heritage No 815 Loan Brisbane Souths Wakefield Trinity Heritage No 831 York and Rochdale Hornets as a prop or second row i e number 8 or 10 or 11 or 12 1 4 and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity York and Rochdale Hornets 2 Bill KirkbridePersonal informationFull nameWilliam KirkbrideBornfirst 1 4 1944 age 79 80 Workington EnglandPlaying informationHeight6 ft 1 in 185 cm Weight14 st 0 lb 89 kg PositionProp Second rowClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1964 68 Workington Town 75 7 1968 69 Halifax 52 8 1969 71 Castleford 43 3 0 1 11 1971 71 Salford 1971 Loan Leigh 5 0 0 0 0 1971 71 Brisbane Souths 1979 80 Wakefield Trinity 1980 82 York 1983 83 Rochdale Hornets Total 175 18 0 1 11 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1967 71 Cumberland 7Coaching informationClub Years Team Gms W D L W 1979 80 Wakefield Trinity 1980 81 York 1982 84 Rochdale Hornets Total 0 0 0 0Source 1 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Playing career 2 1 County honours 2 2 Club career 2 2 1 Challenge Cup Final appearances 2 2 2 Players No 6 Trophy Final appearances 3 Coaching career 3 1 Challenge Cup Final 3 2 Rugby Football League Championship Second Division 4 Honoured at Castleford Tigers 5 References 6 External linksBackground editKirkbride s birth was registered in Workington Cumberland England Playing career editCounty honours edit Kirkbride won caps for Cumberland while at Workington Town making his debut against Lancashire at Derwent Park in 1967 playing in the 17 15 victory over Australia at Derwent Park in 1967 and while at Castleford playing left second row i e number 11 in the 3 42 defeat by Yorkshire at Hull Kingston Rovers stadium on 1 October 1969 and Left Second row in the 15 21 defeat by Yorkshire at Whitehaven s stadium on 14 September 1970 4 Club career edit Kirkbride made his debut for Workington Town playing Second row alongside fellow Cumbrian Frank Foster in the 11 10 victory over Widnes at Naughton Park in the last game of the 1963 64 season on Tuesday 12 May 1964 he joined Halifax in 1968 for a fee of 6 000 based on increases in average earnings this would be approximately 165 900 in 2013 5 he made his debut for Halifax against Leigh Miners Welfare 1 in the Challenge Cup on Saturday 3 February 1968 he joined Castleford in 1969 for a fee of 5 750 he joined Salford in 1971 for a fee of 6 000 6 Challenge Cup Final appearances edit Kirkbride played left second row i e number 11 and was man of the match winning the Lance Todd Trophy in Castleford s 7 2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium London during the 1969 70 season on Saturday 9 May 1970 in front of a crowd of 95 255 7 Players No 6 Trophy Final appearances edit Kirkbride played right second row i e number 12 in Salford s 7 12 defeat by Leeds in the 1972 73 Players No 6 Trophy final at Fartown Ground Huddersfield on Saturday 24 March 1973 Coaching career editChallenge Cup Final edit Kirkbride was the coach in Wakefield Trinity s 3 12 defeat by Widnes in the 1979 Challenge Cup Final during the 1978 79 season at Wembley Stadium London on Saturday 5 May 1979 in front of a crowd of a crowd of 94 218 8 Rugby Football League Championship Second Division edit Kirkbride was the coach in York s victory in the 1980 81 Championship Second Division Honoured at Castleford Tigers editKirkbride is a Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee 9 References edit a b Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2012 a b Coach statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Birth details at freebmd org uk freebmd org uk 31 December 2013 Retrieved 1 January 2014 a b Statistics at thecastlefordtigers co uk thecastlefordtigers co uk 31 December 2013 Archived from the original on 12 May 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2014 Measuring Worth Relative Value of UK Pounds Measuring Worth 31 December 2013 Retrieved 1 January 2014 Gate Robert 2002 100 Greats Cumberland Rugby League Tempus Publishing Limited ISBN 0 7524 27318 Sat 9th May 1970 Challenge Cup Neutral Ground 95 255 thecastlefordtigers 31 December 2011 Archived from the original on 16 February 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Hoole Les 2004 Wakefield Trinity RLFC FIFTY GREAT GAMES Breedon Books ISBN 1 85983 429 9 Hall of Fame at castigers com castigers 31 December 2008 Archived from the original on 6 May 2006 Retrieved 1 January 2009 External links editFormer Wire Greats Return For Centenary Lance Todd Winner I Owe My Career To Brian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Kirkbride amp oldid 1165380467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,