Percy Eccles
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| Full name | Arthur Percy Eccles[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1883 Halifax, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 October 1955 (aged 72) Halifax, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Percy Eccles (9 August 1883 – 4 October 1955) was a professional rugby league and association footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Halifax, as a wing.[2] He also played one season of association football for Bradford.
Playing career
[edit]Rugby league
[edit]Eccles was the league's top try-scorer in the 1906–07 season with 41-tries.
Eccles won a cap for England while at Halifax in 1908 against New Zealand, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1908 against New Zealand
Association football
[edit]He played association football for Bradford in 1908 before returning to his "first love" of rugby in 1909.[4][5]
Death
[edit]Eccles died in Halifax General Hospital on 4 October 1955, aged 72.[6] His funeral took place in St Jude's Church, Halifax, and he was cremated at Scholemoor Crematorium, Bradford.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Arthur Eccles at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Percy Eccles". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Leeds and District F.A". Leeds Mercury. 27 May 1909. p. 4.
- ^ "The Return of Percy Eccles". Yorkshire Evening Post. 31 August 1909. p. 5.
- ^ "Great little footballer - Death of Percy Eccles". Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian. 4 October 1955. p. 1 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Many sportsmen at funeral of Mr. A. Percy Eccles". Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian. 8 October 1955. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]- 1883 births
- 1955 deaths
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- England national rugby league team players
- English men's footballers
- English rugby league players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Halifax Panthers players
- Rugby league wingers
- Footballers from Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Rugby league players from Halifax, West Yorkshire
- 20th-century English sportsmen