Stephen Pitchford (born 6 February 1952) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds and Bramley as a prop.[2]
During the period that Pitchford played for the Leeds side, the players were not full-time professionals. Pitchford worked as a highly skilled miller in several Engineering companies in Leeds and was held in high regard at Crabtree Vickers, the Printing Press manufacturers on Water Lane in the City, and, after the closure of that company, at the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) at Barnbow in East Leeds, where he was renowned for his good nature. He also ran a public house, in Eastfield, North Yorkshire for many years.[citation needed] He also was landlord of the Leodis public house in Halton in the mid eighties.
^. Total Rugby League. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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steve, pitchford, stephen, pitchford, born, february, 1952, english, former, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1970s, 1980s, played, representative, level, great, britain, club, level, leeds, bramley, prop, personal, informationfull, namestephen. Stephen Pitchford born 6 February 1952 is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s He played at representative level for Great Britain and at club level for Leeds and Bramley as a prop 2 Steve PitchfordPersonal informationFull nameStephen PitchfordBorn 1952 02 06 6 February 1952 age 72 1 Leeds EnglandPlaying informationPositionPropClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1971 80 Leeds 315 12 37 0 0 111 1984 85 Bramley 22 1 2 0 0 8 Total 350 39 0 0 119 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1977 Great Britain 4 1 0 0 3Source 2 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Playing career 2 1 International honours 2 2 Challenge Cup Final appearances 2 3 County Cup Final appearances 2 4 Open Rugby inaugural World XIII 3 Work life 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksBackground editPitchford was born in Leeds West Riding of Yorkshire England He was a pupil at Foxwood School Seacroft Leeds 4 5 Playing career editInternational honours edit Pitchford won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup against France New Zealand and Australia 2 matches 2 Challenge Cup Final appearances edit Pitchford played at prop and was voted Man of the Match winning the Lance Todd Trophy in Leeds 16 7 victory over Widnes in the 1977 Challenge Cup Final during the 1976 77 season at Wembley Stadium London on Saturday 7 May 1977 in front of a crowd of 80 871 and played at prop in the 14 12 victory over St Helens in the 1978 Challenge Cup Final during the 1977 78 season at Wembley Stadium London on Saturday 13 May 1978 in front of a crowd of 96 000 County Cup Final appearances edit Pitchford played at prop replaced by substitute Roy Dickinson in Leeds 15 11 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1975 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1975 76 season at Headingley Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1975 played at prop in the 15 6 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1976 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1976 77 season at Headingley Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1976 played at prop in the 15 6 victory over Halifax in the 1979 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1979 80 season at Headingley Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1979 and played at prop in the 8 7 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1980 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1980 81 season at Fartown Ground Huddersfield on Saturday 8 November 1980 Open Rugby inaugural World XIII edit The Open Rugby inaugural World XIII was revealed in June 1978 it was Graham Eadie John Atkinson Steve Rogers Jean Marc Bourret 1 Green Vigo Roger Millward Steve Nash Jim Mills Keith Elwell Steve Pitchford Terry Randall George Nicholls and Greg Pierce Work life editDuring the period that Pitchford played for the Leeds side the players were not full time professionals Pitchford worked as a highly skilled miller in several Engineering companies in Leeds and was held in high regard at Crabtree Vickers the Printing Press manufacturers on Water Lane in the City and after the closure of that company at the Royal Ordnance Factory ROF at Barnbow in East Leeds where he was renowned for his good nature He also ran a public house in Eastfield North Yorkshire for many years citation needed He also was landlord of the Leodis public house in Halton in the mid eighties Honours editOpen Rugby World XIII 1978 6 References edit Emery David 1984 Who s Who in Rugby League London Queen Anne Press p 97 ISBN 978 0 356 10435 5 a b c Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 RL Record Keepers Club Foxwood Sporting Triumphs Armadale org uk Retrieved 2 April 2016 Foxwood School s Jubilee Brochure 1980 A complete history of the World XIII Total Rugby League 20 March 2018 Archived from the original on 7 July 2022 Retrieved 25 March 2024 External links edit archived by web archive org Profile at leedsrugby dnsupdate co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Pitchford amp oldid 1216175220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
