Albert William Akroyd[lower-alpha 1] (27 January 1890 – 8 August 1959) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Halifax, as a centre.[4] Akroyd served in the Royal Navy during the First World War, from 1916–19.[2]
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert William Akroyd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1890[1][2] Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 August 1959 (aged 69)[3] Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
International honours
Ackroyd won a cap for England while at Halifax in 1921 against Wales.[5]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Ackroyd played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Halifax's 0-13 defeat by Leigh in the 1920–21 Challenge Cup Final during the 1920–21 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 30 April 1921, in front of a crowd of 25,000.[citation needed]
Post-retirement
Ackroyd retired in 1922.[7] He served as assistant trainer for Halifax from 1931 to 1933.[8][9]
He died in 1959 at St. John's Hospital in Halifax.[3]
Notes
References
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
