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Alfred "Alf" Barraclough (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English
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, and professional
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footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for
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, and at club level for
Manningham FC Manningham was an English rugby league football club based in Manningham, Bradford, the first champions of the Rugby Football League (then known as the Northern Rugby Football Union) in its first season. After seven seasons of rugby league, t ...
(
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), and representative level rugby league (RL) for
Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...
, and at club level for
Manningham FC Manningham was an English rugby league football club based in Manningham, Bradford, the first champions of the Rugby Football League (then known as the Northern Rugby Football Union) in its first season. After seven seasons of rugby league, t ...
. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Manningham was a
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club, it then became a
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club, and since Friday 29 May 1903 it has been the
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(soccer) club
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.


Playing career


County honours

Alf Barraclough won
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(s) for
Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...
while at Manningham, in
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's painting '' The Rugby Match'', featuring Yorkshire's 11–3 victory over
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during the 1893/94 season, a painting that is now held at the
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headquarters in the
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, Alf Barraclough can be seen being tackled, and passing the ball to Jack Toothill, with Tommy Dobson on the outside, although Tommy Dobson did not actually participate in this particular match.


Championship appearances

Alf Barraclough was the
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in
Manningham FC Manningham was an English rugby league football club based in Manningham, Bradford, the first champions of the Rugby Football League (then known as the Northern Rugby Football Union) in its first season. After seven seasons of rugby league, t ...
's
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victory during the 1895–96 season.


Change of Code

Manningham converted from the
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code to the
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code on 27 August 1895, consequently, he was both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Manningham.


References


External links


Search for "Barraclough" at scrum.com
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