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Full name | Allan Horsfall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 5 August 1926
[1] Leeds, England [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 May 2007[3] Leeds, England | (aged 80)
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk |
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 ( Heritage No. 377), as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums. [4] [5]
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]