Jack Riley (rugby league)
{{short description|England international rugby league footballer}}
{{for|the rugby league forward who played in the 1900s for Wakefield Trinity|John Riley (rugby league)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
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|name = Jack Riley
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|birth_date = c. 1874
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|death_date = 19 June 1924 (aged 50)
|death_place = Halifax, England
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|position = Forward
|ru_club1 = Halifax
|ru_year1start = 1893
|ru_year1end = 95
|club1 = Halifax
|year1start = 1895
|year1end = 07
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|teamA = England
|yearAstart = 1904
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|updated = 14 August 2009
|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jack-riley/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Riley&submit=Go&c=England|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330211912/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Riley&submit=Go&c=England|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 March 2018|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
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Jack Riley (c. 1874 – 19 June 1924) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Halifax, as a forward, and represented England in the first ever international rugby league game in 1904.
Playing career
Riley started his rugby career with his local team in the village of Luddenden Foot, aged 17. In October 1893, he was signed by Halifax.{{cite news |title=Jack Riley Dead - A Notable Figure in Halifax Football |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19240620/328/0006 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian |date=20 June 1924 |page=6 |url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}}
=International honours=
Jack Riley won a cap playing as a forward (in an experimental 12-a-side team), for England in the 3–9 defeat by Other Nationalities at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.{{cite web|first=Sean|last=Fagan|url=http://www.rl1895.com/1904.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20040401171622/http://www.rl1895.com/1904.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 April 2004|title=The First International Rugby League Match|publisher=rl1895.com|accessdate=14 December 2014}}
=Challenge Cup Final appearances=
Jack Riley played as a forward in Halifax's 7–0 victory over Salford in the 1902–03 Challenge Cup Final during the 1902–03 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 25 April 1903, in front of a crowd of 32,507,Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 7 – 1902–03". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a and played as a forward in the 8–3 victory over Warrington in the 1903–04 Challenge Cup Final during the 1903–04 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 30 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 17,041.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 8 – 1903–04". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
Personal life
After retiring from rugby, Riley became a pub licensee. On 19 June 1924, Riley died at the Old King Cross Inn in Halifax, aged 50. He was buried in Stoney Royd Cemetery.{{cite news |title=Mr. Jack Riley - Funeral To-day |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19240621/076/0005 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian |date=21 June 1924 |page=5 |url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}}
References
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External links
{{Halifax RLFC - 1902–03 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Halifax RLFC - 1903–04 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
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Category:England national rugby league team players
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Category:English rugby union players
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Category:Rugby league players from Halifax, West Yorkshire