William Derbyshire
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Derbyshire | |||||
| Nickname | Billy | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Aug 1947–Aug 51 | Warrington | 165 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1947 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
William "Billy" Derbyshire is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Warrington, as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
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Playing career
International honours
Billy Derbyshire won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1947 against Wales.[1]
Championship final appearances
Billy Derbyshire played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, in Warrington's 15-5 victory over Bradford Northern in the Championship final during the 1947–48 season at Maine Road, Manchester.[2]
County Cup final appearances
Billy Derbyshire played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, in Warrington's 8-14 defeat by Wigan in the 1948 Lancashire Cup final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948,[3] and played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, in the 5-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1950 Lancashire Cup final during the 1949–50 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950.[4]
