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Geoffrey GunneyMBE (9 November 1933 – 7 June 2018), also known by the nickname of "Mr. Hunslet", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s.[4] He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, as a second-row.[1] Gunney then coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity.[2]
Gunney made his début for Hunslet in 1951. He would go on to spend his entire playing career with Hunslet. Gunney represented the Rest of the World in the 11–20 defeat by Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on 29 June 1957. He represented Great Britain & France in the 37–31 victory over New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland on 3 July 1957. Gunney played left-second-row for English League XIII while at Hunslet in the 8–26 defeat by France on Saturday 22 November 1958 at Knowsley Road, St. Helens. Gunney's Testimonial match at Hunslet took place in 1960.[1]
For the 1970 Birthday Honours Gunney was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to rugby league football. He had made 579 appearances for Hunslet at the time of his retirement in 1973.[4]
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Gunney took on the role of player-coach at Hunslet in 1971.[6] Gunney was appointed as coach at Wakefield Trinity in August 1976, he was replaced by Brian Lockwood 3-months later in November 1976.[2]
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^ abcde"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ abc"Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ abBamford, Maurice (2010). Hunslet through and through: Geoff Gunney MBE, rugby league footballer. London League Publications. ISBN978-1903659465.
^ abc"Geoff Gunney MBE Passes Away Aged 83". hunsletrlfc.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
^. wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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geoff, gunney, gunney, redirects, here, marine, corps, enlisted, rank, gunnery, sergeant, geoffrey, gunney, november, 1933, june, 2018, also, known, nickname, hunslet, english, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, coached, 1970. Gunney redirects here For the US Marine Corps enlisted rank see gunnery sergeant Geoffrey Gunney MBE 9 November 1933 7 June 2018 also known by the nickname of Mr Hunslet was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s 1960s and 1970s and coached in the 1970s 4 He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire and at club level for Hunslet as a second row 1 Gunney then coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity 2 Geoff GunneyMBEPersonal informationFull nameGeoffrey GunneyBorn 1933 11 09 9 November 1933Leeds West Riding of Yorkshire EnglandDied6 June 2018 2018 06 06 aged 84 Playing informationPositionSecond rowClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1951 73 Hunslet 569 10 126 73 0 524 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1954 65 Great Britain 11 2 0 0 6 1955 61 Yorkshire 9 6 0 0 18 1954 GB tour trial 1 1 4 0 11 1954 GB tour games 16 6 0 0 18 1957 British XIII 2 1 6 0 15 1957 Rest of World 1 0 0 0 0 1957 Northern Hemisphere 1 0 0 0 0Coaching informationClub Years Team Gms W D L W 1976 Wakefield TrinitySource 1 2 3 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Playing career 1 2 Coaching career 2 References 3 External linksBiography editGunney was born in Armley a suburb in the west of Leeds West Riding of Yorkshire 3 his birth was birth registered in Leeds South district he was a pupil at Dewsbury Road School Hunslet 4 Playing career edit Gunney made his debut for Hunslet in 1951 He would go on to spend his entire playing career with Hunslet Gunney represented the Rest of the World in the 11 20 defeat by Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on 29 June 1957 He represented Great Britain amp France in the 37 31 victory over New Zealand at Carlaw Park Auckland on 3 July 1957 Gunney played left second row for English League XIII while at Hunslet in the 8 26 defeat by France on Saturday 22 November 1958 at Knowsley Road St Helens Gunney s Testimonial match at Hunslet took place in 1960 1 Gunney won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1954 against New Zealand 3 matches in 1956 against Australia in 1957 against France 3 matches in the 1957 Rugby League World Cup against France and New Zealand in 1964 against France in 1965 against France 1 Gunney played right second row in Hunslet s 16 20 defeat by Wigan in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium London on Saturday 8 May 1965 in front of a crowd of 89 016 5 Gunney played right second row in Hunslet s 8 17 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1965 Yorkshire Cup Final at Headingley Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1965 1 For the 1970 Birthday Honours Gunney was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE for services to rugby league football He had made 579 appearances for Hunslet at the time of his retirement in 1973 4 Coaching career edit Gunney took on the role of player coach at Hunslet in 1971 6 Gunney was appointed as coach at Wakefield Trinity in August 1976 he was replaced by Brian Lockwood 3 months later in November 1976 2 References edit a b c d e Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b c Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b Bamford Maurice 2010 Hunslet through and through Geoff Gunney MBE rugby league footballer London League Publications ISBN 978 1903659465 a b c Geoff Gunney MBE Passes Away Aged 83 hunsletrlfc com 7 June 2018 Retrieved 7 June 2018 1964 1965 Challenge Cup Final wigan rlfans com 31 December 2011 Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Hull Daily Mail 30 April 1971 p 24 External links editPain of defeat serves Dewsbury well to prevent any repeat performance archived by archive is U K League Hooker in Doubt archived by web archive org Records Stats Hunslet Hawks archived by web archive org Pictorial history of rugby league in Hunslet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geoff Gunney amp oldid 1187174465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
