Les Belshaw
{{short description|English rugby league footballer, coach and sports photographer}}
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{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Les Belshaw
|fullname = Leslie Belshaw
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|birth_date = fourth ¼ 1927
|birth_place = Doncaster, England
|death_date = 11 February 2016 (aged 88)
|death_place = South Elmsall, England
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|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|club1 = Doncaster
|year1start = 1951
|year1end = 54
|appearances1 = 77
|tries1 = 4
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|points1 = 12
|club2 = Barrow
|year2start = 1954
|year2end = 55
|appearances2 = 60
|tries2 = 3
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|points2 = 9
|club3 = Bradford Northern
|year3start = 1955
|year3end = 57
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|club4 = Doncaster
|year4start = 1957
|year4end = 61
|appearances4 = 81
|tries4 = 4
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|points4 = 12
|coachteam1 = Doncaster
|coachyear1start = 1966
|coachyear1end = 68
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|retired = yes
|updated = 7 June 2012
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Les Belshaw (birth registered fourth ¼ 1927{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=HIZ%2BBmK7v2%2F9lv8gKUG%2F2g&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2015|accessdate=1 January 2016}} – 11 February 2016) was an English sports writer, rugby photographer, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s. He played at club level for Doncaster (two spells),{{cite web|url=http://robterrace.com/dons/player.php?PID=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224232639/http://robterrace.com/dons/player.php?PID=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 February 2018|title=Statistics at robterrace.com|publisher=robterrace.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}} Barrow and Bradford Northern, as a {{rlp|pr}},{{cite web|url=http://www.conistonlocal.co.uk/back-on-the-wembley-trail-1.705810|title=Back on the Wembley trail|publisher=conistonlocal.co.uk|date=8 May 2010|accessdate=1 January 2016}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and coached at club level for Doncaster.
Playing career
Les Belshaw's birth was registered in Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he died aged 88 at the Methodist Homes for the Aged Warde Aldam Care Home in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, and his funeral took place at Rose Hill Cemetery, Doncaster, on Friday 11 March 2016.
=Challenge Cup Final appearances=
Les Belshaw played at {{rlp|pr}} in Barrow's 21-12 victory over Workington Town in the 1954–55 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513.{{cite web|url=http://www.conistonlocal.co.uk/no_title_1_581659|title=Saturday, October 1, 1983…|publisher=conistonlocal.co.uk|date=11 July 2009|accessdate=1 January 2016}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=County Cup Final appearances=
Les Belshaw played at {{rlp|pr}} in Barrow's 12-2 victory over Oldham in the 1954 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954.{{cite web|url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/raiders/news/barrow-make-two-finals-in-one-year-1.581660?referrerPath=/2.3128 |title=Barrow make two finals in one year |publisher=nwemail.co.uk |date=31 December 2013 |accessdate=1 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129124803/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/raiders/news/barrow-make-two-finals-in-one-year-1.581660?referrerPath=%2F2.3128 |archivedate=29 November 2014 }}
=Genealogical information=
Les Belshaw's marriage to Dorothy M. (née Thompson) was registered during second ¼ 1950 in Doncaster district.{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=S44TN82DKb7wVXFM9gBJFg&scan=1|title=Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2015|accessdate=1 January 2016}} They had children; Doctor Christopher "Chris" D. Belshaw ([http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=aLOIXV5YIfiueaMiRq6y9g&scan=1 birth registered] during first ¼ {{birth year and age|1952}} in Doncaster district),[http://www.open.ac.uk/people/cdb4] a senior lecturer in philosophy at the Open University, and Doctor Michael "Mike" J. Belshaw ([http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=RUhvxi1b1pdXw8B%2B97DWxg&scan=1 birth registered] during second ¼ {{birth year and age|1953}} in Don Valley district) a lecturer in art at Doncaster College .
References
{{Reflist}}
{{S-start}}
{{S-sports}}
{{succession box
| before = Don Robinson
1964
| after = {{nowrap|Tommy Smales}}
1978
| title = Coach
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Doncaster RLFC
| years = 1966-1968
}}
{{S-end}}
External links
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/search/?q=belshaw "Belshaw" at rugbyleagueproject.org]
- [http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/former-doncaster-rugby-star-turned-sports-writer-dies-1-7767420 Former Doncaster rugby star turned sports writer dies]
- [http://www.barrowrlfc.com/history.html The History Of Barrow Raiders]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}
- [http://www.nwemail.co.uk/Barrow-RL-Challenge-Cup-winner-Les-Belshaw-dies-78be5d6e-df69-4068-94d2-b4a5b5bf8854-ds Barrow RL Challenge Cup winner Les Belshaw dies]
{{Doncaster RLFC inaugural side}}
{{Barrow - 1955 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Doncaster RLFC coaches}}
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