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Stan Kielty
Personal information
Full name	Stanley Kielty
Nickname	Stan
Born	1 January 1925(1925-01-01)?
	Castleford, Yorkshire, England
Died	31 December 2008 (aged 83)?
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1946–19/10/1946	Wakefield Trinity
19/10/1946–09/09/1958	Halifax RLFC	482	73	7	0	233
	Total	482	73	7	0	233
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Yorkshire	11
1953–1953	England	3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Stan Kielty (born in Castleford, West Yorkshire) is an English former rugby league footballer. A member of the Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame, Stan began his professional career at Wakefield Trinity before signing for Halifax in 1946. He later went on to represent Yorkshire and England.

Kielty holds the record for most games for the Halifax cub which stands at 482 appearances between 1946 and 1958. he played the majority of his career at scrum-half, and formed a formidable halves pairing with stand off Ken Dean. On the field the 'Dean and Kielty' duo became renowned as one of the best and most symbiotic creative partnerships in the game, while off the field Stan and Ken remained good friends years after their playing days came to an end. Stan died on New Year's Eve 2008 aged 83.

Contents 1 International honours 2 County Honours 3 Challenge Cup final appearances 4 Testimonial match 5 Honoured at Halifax RLFC 6 Honoured by Arriva Yorkshire 7 References 8 External links

[edit] International honours

Stan Kielty won caps for England while at Halifax RLFC in 1953 against Wales, France, and Other Nations.^[1]

[edit] County Honours

Stan Kielty won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax.

[edit] Challenge Cup final appearances

Stan Kielty played Scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 7, in Halifax RLFC’s 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on the 1st May 1954, and the 4-18 defeat in the 1954 Challenge Cup final replay at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on the 5th May 1954 in front of a 102,569+ crowd.

[edit] Testimonial match

Stan Kielty's Testimonial match at Halifax took place in 1955.

[edit] Honoured at Halifax RLFC

Stan Kielty is a Halifax RLFC Hall Of Fame Inductee.^[2]

[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.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Dean's tribute to 'a great pal' Stan Kielty