Harold Buck
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| Full name | Harold Buck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1892 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harold Buck was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at club level for Hunslet and Leeds, as a wing.
Biography
[edit]Buck started his rugby league career with Hunslet, making his debut in November 1912.[2]
In November 1921, Buck became rugby league's first £1,000 player when he transferred from Hunslet to Leeds,[3] Buck made his début for Leeds against Wigan at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 5 November 1921, he went on to play 99 matches for Leeds, scoring 72 tries and 15 goals, for 246 points.[4] Buck played on the wing and scored a try in Leeds' 28–3 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1922–23 Challenge Cup Final during the 1922-23 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield, the only occasion the Challenge Cup final has ever been staged at Belle Vue.[5] The Leeds backline in the early 1920s was known as the Busy Bs, as it included; Jim Bacon, Arthur Binks, Billy Bowen, Joe Brittain, and Harold Buck.[6][7][8]
In 1924, Buck made a replacement appearance in the Great Britain trial match in advance of the 1924 Great Britain Lions tour, but Buck was ultimately not selected for the tour.[8]
After a brief spell with Bradford Northern,[9] Buck returned to Hunslet in January 1925.[10]
Outside rugby league
[edit]Buck was the landlord, and he and his wife, Florrie (née Fox), ran The Coburg Tavern at the junction of Woodhouse Lane and Claypit Lane, in Leeds.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Summary: Harold Buck". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Hunslet RLFC Heritage Numbers" (PDF). Hunslet RLFC. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Baker, Andrew (20 August 1995). "100 years of rugby league: From the great divide to the Super era". Independent, The. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ Dalby, Ken (1955). The Headingley Story - 1890-1955 - Volume One - Rugby. The Leeds Cricket, Football & Athletic Co. Ltd ASIN: B0018JNGVM
- ^ "History of Leeds Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Leeds rugby league legend medals auction". Yorkshire Evening Post. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "On This Day - 14 December". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk". leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Heritage Numbers 1-998". Bradford Bulls Foundation. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Buck Returns to Hunslet". Yorkshire Evening Post. 21 January 1925. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A rare collection of Rugby League medals awarded to Harold Buck, comprising a 15ct gold and enamel". saleroom.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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