| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Eccles | |||||
| Born | April→June 1949 (age 62–63) Leeds, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1969–82 | Leeds | 444 | ||||
| 1982–≥1982 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
| Total | 444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk | ||||||
Graham Eccles (birth registered April→June 1949 (age 62–63) in Leeds district[1]) is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s playing at club for Leeds, and Wakefield Trinity, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12.[2]
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Rugby Football League Championship final appearances [link]
Graham Eccles played in Leeds' 12-24 defeat to St. Helens in the 1969–70 Rugby Football League Championship final at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 16 May 1970, and in the 9-5 victory over St. Helens in the 1971–72 Rugby Football League Championship final at Station Road, Swinton on 20 May 1972.
Challenge Cup final appearances [link]
Graham Eccles played in Leeds' 16-7 victory over Widnes in the 1976–77 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 7 May 1977, and in the 14-12 victory over St. Helens in the 1977–78 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 13 May 1978.
Club career [link]
Graham Eccles scored a try on his début for Leeds', as did fellow débutante Phil Cookson, against Bradford Northern on 19 April 1969. In the 1976–77 season Graham Eccles was named Leeds' Player of the Year, and during that season he played in 43 of the 47 games played.
References [link]
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 2010-12-31. https://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=195524477&d=bmd_1310461961. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk". leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk. 2009-12-31. https://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=180. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
