Stan Fearnley
{{short description|England international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Stan Fearnley
|fullname = Stanley Fearnley
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|1|21|df=y}}
|birth_place = Bradford district, England
|death_date =
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|position = {{rlp|LF}}
|club1 = Bradford Northern
|year1start = 1965
|year1end = 67
|appearances1 = 30
|tries1 = 5
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 15
|club2 = Halifax
|year2start = 1967
|year2end = 68
|appearances2 = 46
|tries2 = 5
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 15
|club3 = Bradford Northern
|year3start = 1968
|year3end = 77
|appearances3 = 189
|tries3 = 36
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 108
|club4 = Leeds
|year4start = 1977
|year4end = 78
|appearances4 = 38
|tries4 = 3
|goals4 = 0
|fieldgoals4 = 0
|points4 = 9
|teamA = England
|yearAstart = 1975
|yearAend =
|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|new = yes
|retired = yes
|updated = 27 December 2024
|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/stan-fearnley/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{Rugby league records |id=10280 |title=Stan Fearnley |access-date=2 April 2025}}
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Stanley Fearnley (born 21 January 1947) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford Northern and Leeds, as a {{rlp|lf}}.
Background
Fearnley played rugby league for Clayton Juniors during his youth.{{cite news |title=Stan Fearnley joins Northern |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19640723/255/0010 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian |date=23 July 1964 |page=10 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}} He is the son of the former rugby league player and coach, Albert Fearnley.
Playing career
=Bradford Northern=
At the age of 17, Fearnley joined Bradford Northern in 1964, and made his first team debut for the club in April 1965.{{cite web |title=Heritage Numbers |url=https://bullsfoundation.org/heritage-numbers-1-998/ |website=Bradford Bulls Foundation |access-date=11 November 2024}} He was transferred to Halifax in 1967 as part of a exchange deal for Ken Roberts,{{cite news |title=Hull's Cup Rivals In Surprise Exchange Deal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19670202/016/0016 |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=2 February 1967 |page=16 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}} before returning to Bradford Northern a year later. He continued playing for Bradford until 1977, scoring 41 tries in 217 games across both spells at the club.{{cite web|last1=Marshall|first1=Bill|title=Modern era produces great candidates|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/1536189.Modern_era_produces_great_candidates|website=Bradford Telegraph & Argus|accessdate=15 August 2017|date=11 July 2007}}
He played {{rlp|lf}}, and scored a try in Bradford Northern's 14–33 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395.
Fearnley played {{rlp|lf}} in Bradford Northern's 3–2 victory over Widnes in the 1974–75 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1974–75 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 25 January 1975.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
=Leeds=
Fearnley played {{rlp|lf}} (replaced by substitute Roy Dickinson) in Leeds' 16–7 victory over Widnes in the 1977 Challenge Cup Final during the 1976–77 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1977, in front of a crowd of 80,871.
=International honours=
Stan Fearnley won a cap, and played {{rlp|lf}} in England's 0–25 defeat by Australia in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup Final at Headingley, Leeds on 12 November 1975.
References
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{{Leeds - 1977 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{England squad - 1975 World Cup}}
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Category:Bradford Bulls players
Category:England national rugby league team players
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Rugby league players from Bradford