Alan Horsfall

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Alan Horsfall
File:Alan Horsfall - Leeds.jpeg
Personal information
Full nameAllan Horsfall
Born5 August 1926[1]
Leeds, England[2]
Died24 May 2007(2007-05-24) (aged 80)[3]
Leeds, England
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–55 Leeds 77 7 21
1955–58 Castleford 53 3 0 0 9
Total 130 10 0 0 30

Alan or Allan Horsfall (5 August 1926 – 24 May 2007) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Leeds and Castleford, as a prop.[4][5]

Playing career

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Alan Horsfall's début for Leeds came in the 17–32 defeat by Wigan at Headingley on 24 November 1945, he was transferred to Castleford on Monday 10 January 1955 in part-exchange for Joe Anderson, and was the bag man for the Leeds teams of the 1970s, and early 1980s.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  3. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
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