List of Featherstone Rovers players

Featherstone Rovers are an English rugby league club who have had numerous notable players throughout their history.^[1]

Players earning international caps while at Featherstone Rovers

Tommy Askin won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1928 Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches) Peter Banner won caps for Wales while at Salford, and Featherstone Rovers 1975 9-caps 2-tries 6-points Christopher "Chris" Bibb won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1990 New Zealand Jamie Benn won caps for Scotland while at Featherstone Rovers 2006…2007 3-caps Harold Box won caps for Wales while at Featherstone Rovers 1979…1981 5-caps 1-try 2-goals 7-points John Keith Bridges won caps for England while at Featherstone 1975 New Zealand (2 matches), Australia (2 matches), Wales, France, Australia, Papua New Guinea, 1977 Wales won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1974 France (2 matches), Australia Ikram Butt won caps for England while at Featherstone 1995 Wales Leo Casey won caps for Ireland while at Featherstone Rovers, and Swinton 1995…1997 5-caps Lee Child circa-1995 for Ireland while at Wakefield Trinity, and Featherstone Rovers 1995…1998 3-caps + 1-cap (sub) Terrence "Terry" Clawson (1972 Rugby League World Cup winner, 1972 Harry Sunderland Trophy while at Leeds) won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone Rovers in 1962 against France (2 matches), while at Leeds in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, and Australia, while at Oldham in 1973 against Australia (3 matches), and in 1974 against France (2 matches), Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches) Paul Darley won caps for Ireland while at Featherstone Rovers 2004 3-caps (sub) Ross Divorty won caps for Wales while at Featherstone Rovers 2009…present Malcolm Dixon won caps for England while at Featherstone 1970 Wales won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1962 France, 1964 France Steve Evans won caps for England while at Featherstone 1979 France, 1980 Wales, France won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1979 Australia, Australia (sub), New Zealand (3 matches), 1980 New Zealand, New Zealand (sub), while at Hull 1982 Australia (2 matches)

Vince Farrar won caps for England while at Featherstone Rovers 1977 France won caps for Great Britain while at Hull 1978 Australia Deryck Fox won caps for England while at Bradford Northern 1995 Wales, France won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1985 France (2 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), 1986 France (2 matches), Australia (2 matches), 1989 New Zealand (sub), 1990 Papua New Guinea (sub), 1991 Papua New Guinea (sub), 1992 France (sub), while at Bradford Northern 1992 Australia Donald "Don" Fox won caps for England while at Featherstone 1956 France won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1963 Australia Nathan Graham won caps for Scotland while at Bradford Bulls, Dewsbury, Featherstone Rovers, and Batley 1998…2004 7-caps + 3-caps (sub) Paul Handforth won caps for Ireland while at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Castleford Tigers and Featherstone Rovers 2003…2007 5-caps + 1-cap (sub) Jack Hirst won caps for England while at Featherstone 1923 Wales David Hobbs won caps for England while at Featherstone 1984 Wales won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1984 France (2 matches), Australia, Australia (sub), New Zealand (3 matches), Papua New Guinea, while at Oldham 1987 France (2 matches), while at Bradford 1989 New Zealand, New Zealand (sub) James Houston won a cap for Scotland while at Featherstone Rovers 2003 1-cap (sub) Gary Jordan (1967 Challenge Cup Winner) won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone in 1964 against France, and in 1967 against Australia Neil Lowe won caps for Scotland Featherstone Rovers, Doncaster, York, and Keighley 1999…present 3-caps + 4-caps (sub) Steve Molloy won caps for England while at Leeds 1992 Wales, while at Featherstone 1996 France (sub), Wales, Sheffield 1999 France (2 matches) won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds 1993 France, while at Featherstone 1994 France, 1996 Fiji (sub), New Zealand (sub) Arnold Morgan won caps for England while at Featherstone 1968 Wales won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1968 France (2 matches), 1968 France, New Zealand (World Cup 1968 2-caps, 1-try) Joseph "Joe" Mullaney won a cap for England while at Featherstone Rovers in 1955 against Other Nationalities

Steve Nash won caps for England while at Featherstone 1975 Wales, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, while at Salford 1978 France, Wales, 1981 Wales (2 matches) won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1971 France, New Zealand, 1972 France (2 matches), Australia (2 matches), France, New Zealand, 1973 Australia (2 matches), 1974 Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), while at Salford 1977 France, New Zealand, Australia (2 matches), 1978 Australia (3 matches), 1982 Australia (World Cup 1972 4-caps, 1-try) Paul Newlove won caps for England while at Featherstone 1992 Wales, while at Bradford 1995 Wales, Australia (2 matches), Fiji, Wales, while at St. Helens 1996 France won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1989 New Zealand (sub), New Zealand (2 matches), 1991 Papua New Guinea, 1992 Papua New Guinea (sub), Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (sub), 1993 France, while at Bradford Northern New Zealand (3 matches), 1994 France, Australia, Australia (sub), while at St. Helens 1997, ASL (3 matches), 1998 New Zealand Bryn Powell won caps for Wales while at Salford, Featherstone Rovers, and Dewsbury 2004…2006 (5?)6-caps 4(3?)-tries 16(12?)-points

Peter Smith won caps for England while at Featherstone 1980 France won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1977 Australia (sub) (2 matches), 1982 Australia, 1983 France (sub) (2 matches), 1984 France (sub) Richard 'Charlie' Stone won caps for England while at Featherstone 1975 Australia James "Jimmy" Thompson won caps for England while at Featherstone 1970 France, 1975 Australia, Australia, 1977 Wales, while at Bradford Northern 1978 France (sub), Wales (sub) won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1970 Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches), Australia (2 matches), France, New Zealand, 1971 France, France (sub), 1974 Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), 1977 France, New Zealand, Australia (2 matches), while at Bradford Northern 1978 Australia (World Cup 1970 4-caps) Ernest Winter won caps for England while at Featherstone 1933 Other Nationalities Arthur Wood won caps for England while at Featherstone 1951 Other Nationalities

Challenge Cup Winning Players

1967 Challenge Cup Winners Brian Wrigglesworth 1967 Challenge Cup Winner Vaughn Thomas[2] 1967 Challenge Cup Winner Keith Cotton 1967 Challenge Cup Winner Gary Jordan 1967 Challenge Cup Winner Kenneth "Ken" Greatorex 1967 Challenge Cup Winner Michael "Mick" Smith 1967 & 1973 Challenge Cup Winner Carl Dooler 1967 Challenge Cup Winner, 1967 Lance Todd Trophy Winner Leslie "Les" Tonks[2] 1967 & 1973 Challenge Cup Winner Graham Harris 1967 Challenge Cup Winner Malcolm Dixon 1967 Challenge Cup Winner Arnold Morgan 1967 Challenge Cup Winner James "Jimmy" Thompson 1967 & 1973 Challenge Cup Winner Thomas "Tommy" Smales 1967 Challenge Cup Winner

1973 Challenge Cup Winners Cyril Kellett 1973 Challenge Cup Winner Paul Coventry 1973 Challenge Cup Winner John Newlove 1973 Challenge Cup Winner (Testimonial match 1976) (Father of Paul Newlove) Kenneth "Ken" Kellett 1973 & 1983 Challenge Cup Winner Mel Mason 1973 Challenge Cup Winner Steve Nash 1973 Challenge Cup Winner, 1973 Lance Todd Trophy Winner Keith Bridges 1973 Challenge Cup Winner Vince Farrar 1973 Challenge Cup Winner Alan Rhodes 1973 Challenge Cup Winner Richard 'Charlie' Stone 1973 Challenge Cup Winner David "Dave" Hartley 1973 Challenge Cup Winner Barry Hollis 1973 Challenge Cup Winner

1983 Challenge Cup Winners Nigel Barker 1983 Challenge Cup Winner (Testimonial match 1992) John Marsden 1983 Challenge Cup Winner Steve Quinn (from York) 1983 Challenge Cup Winner (Testimonial match 1985) John Gilbert 1983 Challenge Cup Winner Alan Banks 1983 Challenge Cup Winner Terrence "Terry" Hudson 1983 Challenge Cup Winner Michael "Mick" Gibbins 1983 Challenge Cup Winner (Testimonial match 1982) Raymond "Ray" Handscombe 1983 Challenge Cup Winner Stephen "Steve" Hankins 1983 Challenge Cup Winner David Hobbs 1983 Challenge Cup Winner, 1983 Lance Todd Trophy Winner Timothy "Tim" Slatter 1983 Challenge Cup Winner Peter Smith 1983 Challenge Cup Winner (Testimonial match 1982) Paul Lyman 1983 Challenge Cup Winner Gary Siddall 1983 Challenge Cup Winner (Testimonial match 1988) Neil Pickerill 1983 Challenge Cup Winner Keith Bell 1983 Challenge Cup Winner Philip "Phil" Johnson 1983 Challenge Cup Winner

Other notable players

These players have either; won Rugby Football League Championship, Yorkshire Cup, have received a Testimonial match, or were international representatives before, or after, their time at Featherstone Rovers, or are notable outside of rugby league.

Ade Adebisi Allan Agar Richard Agar Danny Allan Asa Amone Simon Angell Charles Annable Colin 'Bull' Anderson Stuart Arundel Mark Aston James Barraclough Eric Batten Nathan Batty Glenn Bell Keith Bell Eric Broom circa-1960 Christopher Burton David "Dave" Busfield Matt Calland Trevor Clark (to Bradford Northern 1992) Geoffrey Clarkson Colin Clifft circa-1960 Michael Coady Dean Colton Phil Cookson Gary Cooper Andy Currier Matty Dale John "Jack" Daly James "Jim" Denton[3] brother of Sid Sidney "Sid" Denton brother of Jim Stuart Dickens

Willis Fawley circa-1960 John "Jackie" Fennell circa-1960 Testimonial match Saturday 25 May 1963 against Huddersfield Jamie Field Liam Finn Adrian Flynn James Ford Peter Fox Laurie Gant Michael "Mick" Garrity circa-1960 Don Graham(Aus) Jeff Grayshon Maxime Grésèque Ben Gronow Zak Hardaker Ian Hardman Iestyn Harris Karl Harrison Tom Haughey Sean Hesketh Joe Hirst James "Jim" Hunt circa-1960

Shaun Irwin Francis Jarvis G. Johnson Captain circa-1935 Andy Kain Neil Kelly Andrew "Andy" Kirk Malcolm Kirk Joe Kirkham/Joseph Kirkham (from Dewsbury in 1921) Danny Kirmond Mark Knapper Milan Kosanović Clifford "Cliff" 'Slam' Lambert circa-1960 Chris Langley Ivor Lingard A. Longley Centre Northern Command XIII 1942 Dane Manning Donald "Don" Metcalfe Freddie Miller Frank Moore circa-1960 Richard Newlove Mark Nixon Hitro Okesene

Jessie Joe Parker Lee Paterson Martin Pearson Roy Powell Gary Price Waine Pryce Jamie Rooney Iva Ropati Tommy Saxton Ian Smales Frank Smith circa-1960 Tim Spears Graham Steadman Jon Steel Walt Tennant Tony Tonks Brendon Tuuta David White Richard Whiting Jon Whittle Loz Wildbore Cyril Woolford circa-1959± (Yorkshire) Matt Wray

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
2. for Rugby League. Totalrl.com. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
3. Great Players – Great Games. Btinternet.com. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.