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词条 Sol Roper
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  1. Playing career

     County honours  Challenge Cup Final appearances 

  2. Genealogical information

  3. References

  4. External links

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|fullname = John Roper
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|birth_date = third ¼ 1936
|birth_place = Whitehaven district, England
|death_date = 14 October 2015 (aged 79)
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|position = {{rlp|SH}}
|club1 = Workington Town
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}}John Roper (birth registered third ¼ 1936[2] – 14 October 2015), also known by the nickname of "Sol", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Cumberland, and at club level captained Hensingham A.R.L.F.C. (in Hensingham, Whitehaven),[3] Workington Town, Broughton Moor A.R.L.F.C. (in Broughton Moor) and Whitehaven, as a {{rlp|sh}}, i.e. number 7, and coached at club level for Whitehaven.[4][5]

Playing career

County honours

Sol Roper represented Cumberland while at Workington Town.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Sol Roper played {{rlp|sh}}, sustained a shoulder injury but returned to the field, in Workington Town's 12–21 defeat by Barrow in the 1954–55 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955 in front of a crowd of 66,513, and was, at the age of 21 years, the youngest Wembley captain in Workington Town's 9–13 defeat by Wigan in the 1957–58 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1958.[6]

Genealogical information

Sol Roper was the father of the rugby league footballer Tony Roper  , and the grandfather of the rugby league footballer Jon Roper.[7]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/forename-surname/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=OOohYIz1SHfrPinE2q9KJA&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hensinghamarlfc|title=Hensingham ARLFC at pitchero.com|publisher=pitchero.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sandylonning.u-net.com/wtown/archive/legend60.htm|title=» Legends Evening 60's|publisher=sandylonning.u-net.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222214653/http://www.sandylonning.u-net.com/wtown/archive/legend60.htm|archivedate=22 February 2012|df=}}
5. ^http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/sport/town/Tributes-for-Town-legend-Sol-Roper--e16e6a04-584e-47cc-a7bb-20e0c7c23057-ds
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=436|title=1957-1958 Challenge Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/sport/town/Tributes-for-Town-legend-Sol-Roper--e16e6a04-584e-47cc-a7bb-20e0c7c23057-ds|title=Tributes for Town legend Sol Roper|publisher=timesandstar.co.uk|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}

External links

  • Search for "Roper" at rugbyleagueproject.org
  • (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20120222214653/http://www.sandylonning.u-net.com/wtown/archive/legend60.htm » Legends Evening 60's]
  • Nostalgia: Harry and Sol had formula for a perfect partnership
  • Wembley Legend Sol Roper Star Guest At Workington Town
  • Workington and Whitehaven mourn death of John 'Sol' Roper
  • Tributes for Town legend Sol Roper
  • Sol Roper
{{Workington Town - 1955 Challenge Cup Final runners-up}}{{Workington Town - 1958 Challenge Cup Final runners-up}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Roper, Sol}}

10 : 1936 births|2015 deaths|Cumberland rugby league team players|English rugby league coaches|English rugby league players|People from Whitehaven|Rugby league halfbacks|Whitehaven RLFC coaches|Whitehaven RLFC players|Workington Town players

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