Geoffrey Clarkson

Geoffrey Clarkson

Personal information
Born	12 August 1943 Wakefield, England
Died	10 July 2001 (aged 57) Huddersfield, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1966–66	Wakefield RFC
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
<1966–<66	Yorkshire
Rugby league
Position	Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1966–68	Wakefield Trinity
1968–70	Bradford Northern
1970–71	Leigh
Aug 1971–Oct 72	Warrington	35+1	0	0	0	0
1972–75	Leeds
1975–76	York
1976–78	Bramley
1978	Wakefield Trinity
1978–80	Hull Kingston Rovers	43+8	3	0	0	9
1980	Bradford Northern
1980–81	Oldham	11
1981–27 October 83	Leigh
27 October 1983–84	Featherstone Rovers
	Total
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≥1966–≤84	Yorkshire

Geoffrey "Geoff" Clarkson (12 August 1943 – 10 July 2001 (aged 57)) born in Wakefield, was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (twice) (Heritage #713), Bradford Northern (twice), Leigh (twice), Warrington, Leeds, York, Bramley, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham and Featherstone Rovers, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

Geoff Clarkson turned professional with Wakefield Trinity in 1966 after gaining Yorkshire County rugby union forward honours while at Wakefield RFC.

Geoff Clarkson played Second-row in Wakefield Trinity's 21-9 victory over St. Helens in the Championship final replay during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967.

Geoff Clarkson played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in Leigh's 7-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1970 Lancashire Cup final during the 1970–71 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 November 1970, and played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in Leigh's 8-3 victory over Widnes in the 1981 Lancashire Cup final during the 1981–82 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 September 1981.

Geoff Clarkson played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 3-13 defeat by Hull in the 1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1979–80 season at The Boulevard, Hull on Tuesday 18 December 1979.

Geoff Clarkson extended his record number of transfers to 12 when he left Leigh for Featherstone Rovers on 27 October 1983. He played for 10 different English clubs, and also had a brief spell in Australia, he was 40 years old when he finished playing regular first team rugby in 1983–84.

External links

• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• The Independent – Geoff Clarkson Obituary
• Rugby League Journal – Issue 24 – Autumn 2008
• Geoff Clarkson, the much-travelled forward, has died at the age of 57
• Yorkshire RFU
• Photograph "Stan Fearnley" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph "Trotter looks to offload" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
• Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk