Albert Edward Terry (17 May 1934 – 30 January 2024) was an English professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

player who was active during the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...

and

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, and at club level for St Helens,

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

, Featherstone Rovers and

Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the ...

as a .

Background

Albert Edward Terry was born on 17 May 1934, in St Helens,

, England, and he worked at the

Ravenhead Ravenhead is an area of St Helens in the North West of England. It is bordered by Thatto Heath, Sutton and the Town Centre. The area is thought to take its name from a farm once located nearby (Ravenhead Farm), while the 'head' portion of the n ...

Colliery in St Helens. He was the younger brother of Mary J. "Josie" Terry, and the older brother of Hugh Terry, John Terry, the rugby league

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ...

of the 1950s and 1960s for St. Helens and

Blackpool Borough Blackpool Borough was a rugby league club based in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, that played in the Rugby Football League from 1954 until 1993. The club moved to Wigan in 1987 and was renamed Springfield Borough; to Chorley in 1988 and was ...

; Frederick W. Terry, Sheila A. Terry, Frances R. Terry, the twins Francis Terry, and William Terry, and James Vincent Terry. Terry died on 30 January 2024, at the age of 89.

Playing career

International honours

Terry won caps for

while at St. Helens in 1958 against Australia (two matches), in 1959 against France (two matches) and Australia (three matches), in 1960 against France, in 1961 against France (two matches), and while at Leeds in 1962 against France.

County League appearances

Terry played in St. Helens' victory in the Lancashire League during the 1959–60 season, and played in

's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1964–65 season.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Terry played left- in St. Helens 12–6 victory over

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...

in the

1961 Challenge Cup Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ...

Final during the 1960–61 season at

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...

, London on Saturday 13 May 1961, in front of a crowd of 94,672.

County Cup Final appearances

Terry played left- in St. Helens 2–12 defeat by

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, wh ...

in the

1958 Lancashire Cup Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

Final during the 1958–59 season at

Central Park Central Park is an urban park in New York City located between the Upper West Side, Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. It is the List of New York City parks, fifth-largest park in the city, covering . It is the most visited urban par ...

on Saturday 25 October 1958, played left- in the 4–5 defeat by

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...

in the

1959 Lancashire Cup Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

Final during the 1959–60 season at

on Saturday 31 October 1959, played left- in the 15–9 victory over Swinton in the

1960 Lancashire Cup Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 '' Ab urbe condit ...

Final during the 1960–61 season at

on Saturday 29 October 1960, and played left- in Featherstone Rovers' 0–10 defeat by Halifax in the 1963 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Belle Vue,

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

on Saturday 2 November 1963.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Terry played left- in

's 4–0 victory over St. Helens in the

1965 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term as ...

Final during the 1965–66 season at

Knowsley Road Knowsley Road in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted ...

, St Helens on Tuesday 14 December 1965.

Club career

Terry made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 15 December 1962, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1964–65 season.

Honoured at St Helens R.F.C.

Terry was a St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame inductee.

References

External links

Photograph "1961 series Great Britain v New Zealand" at rlhp.co.uk
*
Search for "Abe Terry" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.ukSearch for "Albert Terry" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.ukAbe Terry Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Terry, Abe 1934 births 2024 deaths Castleford Tigers players English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Great Britain national rugby league team players Lancashire rugby league team players Leeds Rhinos players Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside Rugby league props St Helens R.F.C. players