Alf Higgs
{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{distinguish|Alfred Higgs (athlete)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
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|name = Alf Higgs
|fullname = Alfred James Higgs{{cite web|url=https://rugbyleague.wales/player-rl?id=157903&authtoken=QkU3RUVDRjAtMzYzNi00Q0M3LTk0Q0EtMEE4MUI2QkJGMjM4&teamid=MTA1MzU3|title=Statistics at rugbyleague.wales|publisher=rugbyleague.wales|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}
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|birth_date = 1904
|birth_place = Pontypool, Wales
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|position = {{rlp|CE}}
|club1 = Oldham
|year1start = 1925
|year1end = 30
|appearances1 = 140
|tries1 = 37
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 111
|club2 = Halifax
|year2start = 1930
|year2end = 35
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|yearAstart = 1928
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Alfred James Higgs (born 1904) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Oldham and Halifax as a {{rlp|ce}}.{{Cite book|first1=Graham|last1=Williams|first2=Peter|last2=Lush|first3=David|last3=Farrar|date=November 2009|title=The British Rugby League Records Book|pages=108–114|publisher=London League Publications Ltd|isbn=978-1-903659-49-6}}
Background
Higgs was born in Pontypool, Wales, in 1904.
Playing career
=Club career=
Higgs played at {{rlp|ce}} in Halifax's 22–8 victory over York in the 1930–31 Challenge Cup Final during the 1930–31 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1931, in front of a crowd of 40,368.
=International honours=
Higgs won a cap for Wales while at Oldham in the 12–20 defeat by England at Central Park, Wigan on Wednesday 11 January 1928.
Outside rugby league
After retiring from rugby, Higgs ran a grocery in Halifax before returning to Wales in 1940.{{cite news |title=Alf Higgs Returning to Wales |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19400828/046/0003 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian |date=28 August 1940 |page=3 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050407063952/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_h.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk]
{{Oldham - 1926–27 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Halifax RLFC - 1931 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Higgs, Alfred}}
Category:20th-century Welsh sportsmen
Category:Year of death missing
Category:Halifax Panthers players
Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Category:Rugby league players from Pontypool