Geoffrey "Geoff" W. Wriglesworth (born in September 1943) is an English former professional

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footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for

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Bradford Northern The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...

Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue (Wakefield), Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier o ...

, and

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, as a , or .

Background

Geoff Wriglesworth's birth was registered in

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Playing career

Club career

Wriglesworth joined

in 1961 from amateur club Heworth. He played in

' 2–18 defeat by

in the 1964 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at

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on Saturday 31 October 1964. Geoff Wriglesworth made his début for

against Swinton at

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on Monday 9 October 1972.

International honours

Geoff Wriglesworth won

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s for

while at Leeds in 1965 against New Zealand, and in 1966 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches).

References

External links

FLASHBACK: JULY 1966ON THIS DAY - 5th February 2007NOSTALGIA: Great Britain shaken to the core by Tamworth defeatPhotograph "Wrigglesworth breaks - Geoff Wrigglesworth breaks through to send Jones in for his try. - 16/09/1967" at www.rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Colin Dixon gets the ball away - Colin Dixon of Halifax gets the ball away despite the attention of Geoff Wrigglesworth in the Boxing Day game at Odsal. - 26/12/1967" at www.rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Going down the steps - Northern players go down the steps to take the field against Keighley. - 13/04/1968" at www.rlhp.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wriglesworth, Geoffrey 1943 births Living people Bradford Bulls players English rugby league players Great Britain national rugby league team players Hull Kingston Rovers players Leeds Rhinos players Rugby league centres Rugby league wingers Rugby league players from York Wakefield Trinity players York Wasps players Yorkshire rugby league team players 20th-century English sportsmen