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' 137th season saw them enter their eleventh

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campaign, as well as the

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Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (in) Transfers for 2009 (out)

Full squad

Fixtures and results

*†: Game rearranged due to pitch maintenance work at the JJB Stadium during June. *‡: Game postponed in respect to the death of Wakefield player, Leon Walker, who received a fatal injury during the reserves' game. Game rearranged for 30 May 2009.

League table

Death of Leon Walker

On 22 March 2009, Leon Walker, a reserve player, collapsed in the 63rd minute of a game against

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Reserves at Maesteg rugby union ground. He was airlifted to Morriston Hospital,

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where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. He was 20 years old at the time of his death. An inquest subsequently found that his death was the result of a rare undiagnosed heart defect, and the coroner ruled that he died of natural causes.Heart defect killed rugby player
''BBC.co.uk'', 23 November 2009 Walker started playing rugby league for the amateur side, the Churwell Chiefs. Walker joined the Salford City Reds in 2006 and played for the club for three years. After his rookie season he was named the Salford Reds Junior Academy Player of the Year. In 2007 Walker represented both the Yorkshire and England U18 sides. He joined the

in November 2008, joining their senior academy side.Wakefield Wildcats sign Reds' Leon Walker
''Wakefield Express'', 11 November 2008 Walker attended Morley High School and was a scaffolder by trade,Wakefield mourn the tragic loss of Leon Walker
''The Times'', 23 March 2009 and was the cousin and team mate of Luke Blake.

References

External links

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats' official website
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