David Hull (rugby league)
{{short description|English rugby league footballer}}
{{other uses|David Hull (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = David Hull
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|03|13|df=y}}
|birth_place = St Helens, Lancashire, England
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|position = {{rlp|CE|SR|LF}}
|club1 = St Helens
|year1start = 1973
|year1end = 77
|appearances1 = 105
|tries1 = 16
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 48
|club2 = Widnes
|year2start = 1977
|year2end = 80
|appearances2 = 93
|tries2 = 15
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|club3 = Fulham RLFC
|year3start = 1980
|year3end = 84
|appearances3 = 50
|tries3 = 6
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 22
|teamA = Lancashire
|yearAstart = 1979
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|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|retired = yes
|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/david-hull/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{Rugby league records |id=19220 |title=David Hull |access-date=12 March 2024}}
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David Hull (born 13 March 1951) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at club level for St Helens, Widnes and Fulham RLFC, as a {{rlp|ce|sr}} or {{rlp|lf}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=15658|title=Profile at saints.org.uk|publisher=saints.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
Playing career
=St Helens=
Hull played at {{rlp|ce}}, and scored a try in St. Helens' 22-2 victory over Dewsbury in the 1975 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1975–76 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 16 December 1975.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
Hull played {{rlp|lf}} in St. Helens' 20-5 victory over Widnes in the 1976 Challenge Cup Final during the 1975–76 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1976.
Hull played {{rlp|lf}} in St. Helens 2-25 defeat by the 1975 NSWRFL season premiers, Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the unofficial 1976 World Club Challenge at Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday 29 June 1976.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/World_Club_Challenge_1976/Sydney_Roosters-vs-St_Helens.html|title=World Club Challenge 1976 at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
=Widnes=
Hull was a substitute in the 12-3 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1979 Challenge Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1979.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
Hull appeared as a substitute (replacing {{rlp|sr}} Alan Dearden) in Widnes' 30-2 victory over Workington Town in the 1978 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1978, and was an unused(?) substitute in the 11-0 victory over Workington Town in the 1979 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 8 December 1979.{{cite web|url=http://www.totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=290&featcat_id=32|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114185307/http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=290&featcat_id=32|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2010|title=Cumbrians lose Lancashire Cup Final|publisher=totalrl.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
Hull played at {{rlp|sr}} in Widnes' 4-9 defeat by Warrington in the 1977–78 Players No.6 Trophy Final during the 1977–78 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 28 January 1978, played at {{rlp|sr}}, and scored a try in the 16-4 victory over Warrington in the 1978–79 John Player Trophy Final during the 1978–79 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 28 April 1979, and played at {{rlp|sr}} in the 0-6 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1979–80 John Player Trophy Final during the 1979–80 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 5 January 1980.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=15658 Profile at saints.org.uk]
- (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20111001002835/http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/wakefield-wildcats-v-bradford-bulls-c489.html Wakefield Wildcats v London Skolars]
- [http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/search.php?q=Hull Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv]
{{St. Helens - 1975–76 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Widnes - 1979 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Fulham RLFC inaugural side}}
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Category:English rugby league players
Category:Lancashire rugby league team players
Category:London Broncos players
Category:Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside
Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:St Helens R.F.C. players