Hall Of Fame
Introduction
The Hall of Fame was first set up by the Halifax RLFC Past Players Association in 1993, when 24 framed portraits were unveiled in the Taverners Club at Thrum Hall.
This was the culmination of months of research by the Association and club historian Andrew Hardcastle, including wide consultation with former players, officials, supporters and historians, and the checking of club records. The selection was based on great playing ability, length of service and commitment to the club, though only those who had been retired from the club for over 10 years were considered.
During the years since the original launch, additions have occasionally been made to the original 24, usually at annual dinners of the Players Association, so that there are now 36 members. More will be added in future.
When the Taverners Club closed following the sale of Thrum Hall, the Hall of Fame was moved to The Shay, where it was sited in The Weavers in an area known as The Hall of Fame Bar.
It stood alongside other club photographs and memorabilia which tell the history of the great club, including all the great Cup and League triumphs since formation in 1873. This material was previously housed in the Thrum Hall Boardroom.
Now that the East Stand is completed, the Hall of Fame is currently situated in the Bar adjacent to the Banqueting suite on the first floor, where we also have the Club’s Trophy cabinet. There is a duplicate of our Hall of Fame within Asda Thrum Hall, the site of our original ground.
Hall of fame
Member
Position
Played From:
George Thomson
Forward
1875-85
Jimmy Dodd
Centre
1876-93
Archie Rigg
Half-Back
1891-1915
George Langhorn
Forward
1897-1913
Joe Riley
Centre
1901-15
Billy Little
Full-Back
1901-10
Asa Robinson
Forward
1904-23
Jack Beames
Forward
1913-22
Cyril Stacey
Three Quarter
1915-29
Frank Todd
Stand-Off
1916-28
Dai Rees
Forward
1921-32
Hudson Irving
Forward
1933-47
Hubert Lockwood
Full-Back
1934-46
Charlie Smith
Centre
1936-48
Harry Beverley
Loose Forward
1937-41
Arthur Bassett
Winger
1939-48
Arthur Daniels
Winger
1939-48
Stan Kielty
Scrum-Half
1946-58
Ken Dean
Stand-Off
1948-60
Jack Wilkinson
Prop
1948-59
Alvin Ackerley
Hooker
1948-58
Albert Fearnley
Second Row
1950-56
Tommy Lynch
Centre
1951-56
John Thorley
Prop
1952-60
John Burnett
Centre
1953-67
Johnny Freeman
Winger
1954-67
Garfield Owen
Full-Back
1956-61
Charlie Renilson
Loose Forward
1957-69
Jack Scroby
Prop
1959-70
Terry Fogerty
Second Row
1961-73
Ronnie James
Full-Back
1961-72
Colin Dixon
Centre
1961-68
Ken Roberts
Prop
1963-67
Gordon Baker
John Martin
Scrum-Half
Second Row
1964-82
1967-80
Mick Scott
Second Row
1974-91
Chris Anderson
Stand-Off
1984-87
Karl Harrison
Prop
1991-98
Steve Smith
John Bentley
Steve Tyrer
Scott Murrell
Full Back
Winger
Centre
Stand Off
1982-92
1992-98
2012-20
2013-20
George Thomson (1875-1885)
Born: Halifax
Position: Forward
Debut: 28/12/1875
Last Appearance: 13/03/1885
Appearances: 170
Tries: 60
Goals: 16
Honours: Yorkshire (29), England (9)
Jimmy Dodd (1876-1893)
Born; Kirby Lonsdale
Position: Centre
Debut; 7/10/1876
Last Appearance: 22/4/1893
Apearances: 327
Tries: 60
Goals: 96
Honours: Yorkshire (31)
Archie Rigg 1891-1915
Born: Halifax
Position: Half Back
Debut:19/9/1891
Last Appearance: 1915
Appearances: 333
Goals: 53
Honours: Yorkshire (32)
George Langhorn 1897- 1913
Born: Halifax
Position: Forward
Debut: 1/1/1898
Last Appearance: 18/1/1913
Appearances: 413
Tries: 60
Goals: 16
Honours: Yorkshire (3), England (1)
Joe Riley 1901-1915
Born: Sowerby Bridge
Position: Centre
Debut: 7/9/1901
Last Appearance: 2/1/1915
Appearances: 419
Tries: 117
Goals: 23
Points: 397
Honours: Yorkshire (6), England (2),
Gt Britain (1) Tour 1910
Frank Todd 1916-1928
Born: Halifax
Position: Stand Off
Debut: 1916
Last Appearance: 21/4/1928
Appearances: 333
Tries: 66
Goals: 2
Points: 202
Honours: Yorkshire (8), England (3)
Dai Rees 1921-1932
Born: Wales
Position: Second Row
Debut: 27/8/1921
Last appearance: 16/1/1932
Appearances: 279
Tries: 28
Goals: 2
Points: 88
Honours: Glam & Mon (1),
Other Nat(1) Tour 1924, Wales (6),
Gt Britain (1)
Hudson Irving 1933-1947
Born: Cumberland
Position: Forward
Debut: 2/9/1933 L
ast Appearance: 12/4/1947
Appearances: 392
Tries: 73 Goals: 0
Points: 219
Honours: Yorkshire (1), Cumberland (6), England (4)
Hubert Lockwood 1934 -1946
Born: Huddersfield
Position: Full Back
Debut: 27/1/1934
Last appearance: 22/4/1946
Appearances: 348
Tries: 6
Goals: 819
Points: 1656 Honours:
Yorkshire(3)
Charlie Smith 1936-1948
Born: New Zealand
Position: Centre
Debut: 5/12/1936 L
ast Appearance: 25/12/1948
Appearances: 318
Tries: 62
Goals: 0
Points: 186
Honours: British Empire X111 (1)
Harry Beverley 1937-1941
Born: Hunslet
Position: Loose Forward
Debut: 20/10/1937
Last appearance: 17/5/1941
Appearances: 112
Tries: 16
Goals: 0
Points: 48
Honours: Yorkshire(2), England (1),
Gt Britain (2)
Arthur Bassett 1939 – 1948
Born: Wales
Position: Wing
Debut: 28/1/1939
Last Appearance: 14/2/1948
Appearances: 110
Tries: 66
Goals: 1
Points: 200
Honours: Wales (3), Gt Britain (2),
Tour 1946
Arthur Daniels 1946 – 1957
Born: Wales
Position: Wing
Debut: 25/8/1945
Last Appearance: 22/4/1957
Appearances: 376
Tries: 215
Goals: 2
Points: 649
Honours: Wales (13)
Stan Kielty 1946 – 1958
Born: Castleford
Position: Scrum Half
Debut:19/10/1946
Last appearance: 9/9/1958
Appearances: 482
Tries: 73
Goals: 7
Points: 233
Honours: Yorkshire (11), England (3)
Ken Dean 1948 – 1960
Born: Halifax
Position: Stand Off
Debut: 6/11/1948
Last Appearance: 5/3/1960
Appearances: 393
Tries: 89
Goals: 67
Points: 401
Honours: Yorkshire (11), England (2)
Jack Wilkinson 1948 – 1959
Born: Halifax
Position: Prop
Debut: 11/10/1948
Last Appearance: 15/4/1959
Appearances: 250
Tries: 22
Goals: 0
Points: 66
Honours: Yorkshire (4), Gt Britain (6) Tour 1954
Alvin Ackerley 1948 – 1958
Born: Cumberland
Position: Hooker
Debut: 9/10/1948
Last Appearance: 4/10/1959
Appearances: 396
Tries; 13
Goals: 0
Points: 39
Honours: Cumberland (10), England (6),
Gt Britain (2) Tour 1958
Albert Fearnley 1950 – 195
Born: Bradford
Position: Second Row
Debut: 18/11/1950
Last appearance: 1/9/1956
Appearances: 207
Tries: 38
Goals: 0
Points: 114
Honours: Yorkshire (5)
Tommy Lynch 1951 – 1956
Born: New Zealand
Position: Centre
Debut: 1/1/1952
Last Appearance: 12/5/1956
Appearances: 188
Tries: 112
Goals: 9 Points: 354 Honours:
Other Nats (4)
John Thorley 1952 – 1960
Born: Wales
Position: Prop
Debut: 12/4/1952
Last Appearance: 16/1/1960
Appearances: 261
Tries: 27
Goals: 0
Points: 81
Honours: Other Nats (2), Wales(2)
World Cup 1954, Gt Britain(4)
John Burnett 1953 – 1967
Born: Halifax
Position: Centre
Debut: 16/1/1954
Last Appearance: 15/4/1967
Appearances: 344
Tries: 130
Goals: 0
Points: 390
Honours: Yorkshire (6)
Johnny Freeman 1954 – 1967
Born: Wales
Position: Wing
Debut; 4/12/1954
Last Appearance: 27/3/1967
Appearances: 395
Tries: 290
Goals: 15
Points: 900
Honours: Wales X111 91
Garfield Owen 1956 – 1961
Born: Wales
Position: FullBack
Debut: 1/11/1956
Last appearance: 21/8/1961
Appearances: 166
Tries:
4 Goals: 535
Points: 1082
Honours: wales X111 (1)
Charlie Renilson 1957 – 1969
Born: Scotland
Position: Loose Forward
Debut: 12/10/1957
Last appearance: 26/3/1969
Appearances: 302
Tries: 70
Goals: 19
Points: 248
Honours: Gt Britain (8) World Cup 1968
Jack Scroby 1959 – 1970
Born: Halifax
Position: Prop
Debut: 28/8/1959
Last appearance: 28/2/1970
Appearances: 315
Tries: 22
Goals: 0
Points: 66
Honours: Yorkshire (7)
Terry Fogerty 1961 – 1973
Born: Glossop
Position; Second row
Debut: 23/3/1961
Last appearance: 8/9/1973
Appearances: 298
Tries: 65
Goals; 1 Points: 197
Honours: Lancashire (2),
Gt Britain (1) Tour 1966
Ronnie James 1961 – 1972
Born: Wales
Position: Full Back
Debut: 25/3/1961
Last appearance: 14/11/1971
Appearances: 372
Tries: 45
Goals: 1028
Points: 2191
Honours: Commonwealth X111 (1)
Colin Dixon 1961 – 1968
Born: Wales
Position: Centre/Second
Row Debut: 30/8/1961
Last appearance:14/12/1968
Appearances: 245
Tries: 73
Goals: 0
Points: 219
Honours: Wales (1), Gt Britain (1)
Ken Roberts 1963 – 1967
Born: Atherton
Position: Prop
Debut: 24/8/1963
Last appearance: 27/1/1967
Appearances: 127
Tries: 6 Goals: 0
Points: 18
Honours: Lancashire (4), Gt Britain (10) Tour 1966
Gordon Baker 1964 – 1982
Born: Rochdale
Position: Scrum Half
Debut: 2/9/1964
Last Appearance: 4/4.1982
Appearances: 304
Tries: 60 Goals: 0
Points: 180
Mick Scott 1974 – 1991
Born: Halifax
Position: Second Row
Debut: 20/10/1974
Last Appearance: 12/5/1991
Appearances: 306
Tries: 43
Goals: 43
Points: 202
Chris Anderson 1984 – 1987
Born: Australia
Position: Stand Off
Debut: 2/12/1984
Last Appearance: 2/5/1987 (Cup final)
Appearances: 92
Tries: 22
Goals: 0
Points: 88
Steve Smith 1982-1992
Born 19/1/1962
Position Full Back
Debut 10/10/1982
Last appearance 16/2/1992
Appearances 191
Tries 36
Goals 112
Points 366
Honours
Karl Harrison 1991-1998
Born 20/2/1964
Position Prop
Debut 1/9/1991
Last appearance 9/10/1998
Appearances 203
Tries 13
Goals 0
Points 52
Honours Gt Britain (11) England (6)
John Martin 1967-1980
Born 1/5/1948
Position Second Row
Debut 22/8/1967
Last appearance 14/9/1980
Appearances 262
Tries 20
Goals 8
Points 76 Honours
John Bentley 1992-1998
Born 5/9/1966
Position Winger
Debut 6/8/1992
Last appearance 17/7/1998
Appearances 135
Tries 109
Goals 0
Points 438
Honours Gt Britain (2) England (5)
Gt Britain RU (2) England RU (4)
Steve Tyrer 2012-20
Born 16/3/1989
Position Centre
Debut 12/2/2012
Last appearance 8/2/2020
Appearances 217
Tries 115
Goals 762
Points 1984
Honours
Scott Murrell 2013-20
Born 5/9/1985
Position Stand Off
Debut 31/1/2013
Last Appearance 8/3/2020
Appearances 209
Tries 35
Goals 48
Points 244
