Peter Eltringham Small (born 13 February 1939) is an English former

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and professional

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footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Castleford RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

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and

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, and at club level for Allerton Bywater ARLFC,

Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the t ...

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 ...

and

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 ...

, as a , and later as a .

Background

Peter Small's birth was registered in

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district,

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, England, and he was a pupil at Airedale High School.

Playing career

International honours

Peter Small won a

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playing and scored a try for

while at Castleford in the 8–27 defeat by New Zealand at

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on Saturday 11 August 1962.

County honours

Peter Small won a

for

while at Castleford playing left- in the 15–14 victory over Australia at Belle Vue,

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on Wednesday 4 October 1967.

County League appearances

Peter Small played in

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

County Cup Final appearances

Peter Small played left- in

's 11–22 defeat by

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in the 1968 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue,

on Saturday 19 October 1968.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Peter Small played in

's 4–0 victory over St. Helens in the 1965 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1965–66 season at

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, St. Helens on Tuesday 14 December 1965, and played right- in the 7–2 victory over Swinton in the 1966 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1966–67 season at Wheldon Road,

on Tuesday 20 December 1966.

Honoured at Castleford

Peter Small is a

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

Hall of Fame Inductee.

References

External links

Image "Bringing Small round - Ron Barritt bringing Peter Small round after he had been felled by a Keighley player. - 20/08/1972" at rlhp.co.ukImage "Syd Hynes Looks For A Pass - Leeds' Syd Hynes looks to send Alan Smith away as Peter Small covers for Bradford. - 22/10/1972" at rlhp.co.ukImage "A Perfect Hand Off - A perfect hand off by Peter Small during todays match at Odsal against Wigan - 25/02/1973" at rlhp.co.ukImage "The team ready to leave - The players give the thumbs up as they prepare to board the coach for Wembley. - 11/05/1973" at rlhp.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Small, Peter 1939 births Living people Bradford Bulls players Castleford R.U.F.C. players Castleford Tigers players English rugby league players English rugby union players Great Britain national rugby league team players Hull Kingston Rovers players Rugby league players from Pontefract Rugby league second-rows Rugby league wingers Rugby union players from Pontefract Yorkshire rugby league team players 20th-century English sportsmen