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词条 Steve Pitchford
释义

  1. Background

  2. Playing career

     International honours  Challenge Cup Final appearances  County Cup Final appearances  Open Rugby inaugural World XIII 

  3. Work life

  4. References

  5. External links

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}}Stephen "Steve" Pitchford (born 6 February 1952[3]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds, as a {{rlp|pr}}, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Background

Steve Pitchford was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

He was a pupil at Foxwood School, Seacroft, Leeds.[4][5]

Playing career

International honours

Steve Pitchford won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup against France, New Zealand, and Australia (2 matches).[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Steve Pitchford played right-{{rlp|pr}}, i.e. number 10, and was voted Man of the Match winning the Lance Todd Trophy 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, and played right-{{rlp|pr}} in the 14-12 victory over St. Helens in the 1978 Challenge Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1978, in front of a crowd of 96,000.

County Cup Final appearances

Steve Pitchford played right-{{rlp|pr}}, i.e. number 10, (replaced by interchange/substitute Roy Dickinson) in Leeds' 15-11 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1975 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1975–76 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1975, played right-{{rlp|pr}} in the 15-6 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1976 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1976–77 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1976, played right-{{rlp|pr}} in the 15-6 victory over Halifax in the 1979 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1979, and played right-{{rlp|pr}} in the 8-7 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1980 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1980–81 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 8 November 1980.

Open Rugby inaugural World XIII

The Open Rugby inaugural World XIII was revealed in June 1978, it was; Graham Eadie, John Atkinson, Steve Rogers, Jean-Marc Bourret , Green Vigo, Roger Millward, Steve Nash, Jim Mills, Keith Elwell, Steve Pitchford, Terry Randall, George Nicholls and Greg Pierce.

Work life

During the period that Steve Pitchford played for the Leeds side, the players were not full-time professionals. Steve Pitchford worked as a highly skilled miller in several Engineering companies in Leeds and was held in high regard at Crabtree Vickers, the Printing Press manufacturers on Water Lane in the City, and, after the closure of that company, at the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) at Barnbow in East Leeds, where he was renowned for his good nature. He also ran a public house, in Eastfield, North Yorkshire for many years.

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 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19950000000000/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Pitchford&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=tJXKTUDtqlzDcKVk%2BjYiLQ&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.armadale.org.uk/wellsgenealogy/Wells/school/foxsport.htm|title=Foxwood Sporting Triumphs|publisher=Armadale.org.uk|date=|accessdate=2016-04-02}}
5. ^Foxwood School’s Jubilee Brochure, 1980

External links

  • ![https://web.archive.org/web/19950000000000/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Pitchford&c=GB&c=GB Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)]
  • (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/19950000000000/http://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=187 Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk]
{{Leeds - 1977 Challenge Cup Final winners}}{{Leeds - 1978 Challenge Cup Final winners}}{{Great Britain squad - 1977 World Cup}}{{Lance Todd Trophy winners}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Pitchford, Stephen}}

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