Alan Hardisty
Personal information
Full name	Alan Hardisty
Nickname	Chuck
Playing information
Position	Stand-off/five-eighth
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1958–1971	Castleford	401	206	78	42	858
1971–≥1973	Leeds
	Total	401	206	78	42	858
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1961–1971	Yorkshire	5	3	0	1	11
1968–1971	Great Britain	12	9	0	0	24
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Alan 'Chuck' Hardisty is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, and Leeds, playing at Stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 6.

Contents 1 International Honours 2 Rugby League Championship final appearances 3 Challenge Cup Final Appearances 4 Testimonial match 5 Honoured at Castleford 6 Honoured by Arriva Yorkshire 7 References 8 External links

[edit] International Honours

Alan Hardisty won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1964 against France (3 matches); in 1965 against France, and New Zealand; in 1966 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand; in 1967 against France (2 matches); and in 1970 against Australia.^[1]

[edit] Rugby League Championship final appearances

Alan Hardisty played Stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 6, was captain and was sent off in Leeds’s 13-22 defeat to Dewsbury in the 1973 Rugby League Championship final at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on the 19th May 1973.

[edit] Challenge Cup Final Appearances

Alan Hardisty played Stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 6, scored a try, and was captain in Castleford’s 11-6 victory over Salford in the 1969 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on the 17th May 1969.^[2], and was captain in the 7-2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on the 9th May 1970.^[3]

[edit] Testimonial match

Alan Hardisty's Testimonial match at Castleford took place in 1968.

[edit] Honoured at Castleford

Alan Hardisty is a Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee.^[4]

[edit] Honoured by Arriva Yorkshire

Arriva Yorkshire honoured 13 rugby league footballers on Thursday the 20th of August 2009, at a ceremony at The Jungle, the home of the Castleford Tigers. A fleet of new buses were named after the 'Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team'. Members of the public nominated the best ever rugby league footballers to have played in West Yorkshire, supported by local rugby league journalists; James Deighton from BBC Leeds, and Tim Butcher, editor of Rugby League World. The 'Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team' is; Trevor Foster MBE, Neil Fox MBE, Albert Goldthorpe, Alan Hardisty, Stan Kielty, Lewis Jones, Roger Millward MBE, Malcolm Reilly, Garry Schofield, Keith Senior, David Topliss, Dave Valentine, and Adrian Vowles.^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk