Stan Kielty
{{short description|England international rugby league footballer}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
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|birth_date = 20 July 1925{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=zlRukTI9JjTwyA8kZMljzA&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
|birth_place = Castleford, England
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2008|12|31|1925|7|20}}
|death_place = Halifax, England
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|position = {{rlp|SH}}
|club1 = Wakefield Trinity
|year1start = 1944
|year1end = 46
|appearances1 = 11
|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 3
|club2 = Halifax
|year2start = 1946
|year2end = 58
|appearances2 = 482
|tries2 = 73
|goals2 = 7
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|points2 = 233
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|yearBstart = 1953
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|updated = 11 June 2012
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Stanley "Stan" Kielty (20 July 1925 – 31 December 2008) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1960s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, and Halifax, as a {{rlp|sh}}.
Kielty holds Halifax's 'most games in a career' record, which stands at 482 appearances between 1946 and 1958. he played the majority of his career at {{rlp|sh}}, and formed a formidable halves pairing with {{rlp|so}} Ken Dean. On the field the 'Dean and Kielty' duo became renowned as one of the best and most symbiotic creative partnerships in the game, while off the field Stan and Ken remained good friends years after their playing days came to an end.
Background
Kielty's birth was registered in Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 83 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
=International honours=
Kielty won caps for England while at Halifax in 1953 against Wales, France, and Other Nationalities.
=County honours=
=Challenge Cup Final appearances=
Kielty played {{rlp|sh}} in Halifax's 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 24 April 1954, in front of a crowd of 81,841, and played {{rlp|sh}} in the 4-8 defeat by Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1953–54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/mud-blood-and-memories-of-the-day-when-102575-made-history-at-odsal-59103.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/mud-blood-and-memories-of-the-day-when-102575-made-history-at-odsal-59103.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Mud, blood and memories of the day when 102,575 made history at Odsal|work=independent|date=31 December 2016|accessdate=1 January 2017}}
=Club career=
Kielty made his début for Wakefield Trinity during the 1944–45 season, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during the 1946–47 season.
=Testimonial match=
Kielty's Testimonial match at Halifax took place in 1955.
Honoured at Halifax
Kielty is a Halifax Hall of Fame Inductee.{{Cite web|url=http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/club_information/hall_of_fame|title=Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame|publisher=halifaxrlfc.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910011008/http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/club_information/hall_of_fame|archivedate=10 September 2013}}
Honoured by Arriva Yorkshire
Arriva Yorkshire honoured 13 rugby league footballers on Thursday 20 August 2009, at a ceremony at The Jungle, the home of the Castleford Tigers. A fleet of new buses were named after the 'Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team'. Members of the public nominated the best ever rugby league footballers to have played in West Yorkshire, supported by local rugby league journalists; James Deighton from BBC Leeds, and Tim Butcher, editor of Rugby League World. The 'Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team' is; Trevor Foster MBE, Neil Fox MBE, Albert Goldthorpe, Alan Hardisty, Stan Kielty, Lewis Jones, Roger Millward MBE, Malcolm Reilly, Garry Schofield, Keith Senior, David Topliss, Dave Valentine and Adrian Vowles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/content.aspx?id=7044|title=Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team|publisher=Arriva Yorkshire|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
Genealogical information
Kielty was the younger brother of John Kielty, Michael Kielty ([http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=R8n7QVVp247qSc9XWCHhQQ&scan=1 birth registered] during fourth ¼ 1915 in Pontefract district [http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=BsDjORKfv2fZYofw94BIhQ&scan=1 death registered] during fourth ¼ 1915 (aged 0) in Pontefract district), the {{rlp|hk}} for Wakefield Trinity; Norman C. Kielty, and the older brother of Catherine Kielty, Michael Kielty ([http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=sn%2For2XNjd4gO080bpIZBw&scan=1 birth registered] during first ¼ 1929 in Pontefract district), and Terence Kielty.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/dean_s_tribute_to_a_great_pal_stan_kielty_1_1923466 Dean's tribute to 'a great pal' Stan Kielty]
{{Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame Inductees}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
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Category:England national rugby league team players
Category:English rugby league coaches
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Halifax Panthers players
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Rugby league players from Castleford
Category:Wakefield Trinity players