Callum Windley (born 26 January 1991) is an English professional
rugby league
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footballer. He has played for the
Bradford Bulls
The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is pre ...
in the
Super League
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, the
Hunslet (Hawks) and
Oxford
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, as a , or .
Background
Windley was born in
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from ...
,
Humberside
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, England. He is a product of the Bradford Junior Development system.
Bradford Bulls
Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
2012 -
2012 Season
Windley made his first team début in the
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves a ...
against
Doncaster
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where he came off the substitutes' bench and operated at .
Hunslet (Hawks)
2013
Hunslet Hawks announced the signing of Windley on a 1 Year Deal on 8 October 2012. He featured against
Roughyeds in the
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves a ...
. Windley also played against
Whitehaven
Whitehaven is a town and port on the English north west coast and near to the Lake District National parks of England and Wales, National Park in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies by road south-west of Carlisle, Cumbria, C ...
and
Swinton Lions
The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Before 1996, the club was known ...
.
Statistics
Genealogical information
Callum Windley is the son of former rugby league who played in the 1980s and 1990s for
Hull F.C.
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...
and
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challenge ...
, and
coach
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Guidance/instruction
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** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
ed in the 1990s for
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...
;
Phil Windley
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, and he is the nephew of former rugby league who played in the 1990s and 2000s for
Hull F.C.
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...
and
Hunslet Hawks;
Johan Windley Johan
* Johan (given name)
* ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller
* Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group
** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group
* Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
* Jo-Han, a ...
.
References
External links
*(archived by web.archive.org
Bradford Bulls profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Windley, Callum
1991 births
Living people
Bradford Bulls players
English rugby league players
Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
Oxford Rugby League players
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league halfbacks
Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull