Alan Prescott

Alan Prescott
Personal information
Born(1927-06-17)17 June 1927[1]
Widnes, England
Died20 September 1998(1998-09-20) (aged 71)[1]
Wigan, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
PositionWing, Prop, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–49 Halifax
1949–60 St. Helens 404 31 0 0 93
Total 404 31 0 0 93
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950–56 England 11 0 0 0 0
1951–58 Great Britain 28 5 0 0 15
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1960–61 St. Helens
1962–63 Leigh 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

George Alan Prescott (17 June 1927[5] – 20 September 1998) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s. He played initially at wing, and then later at prop, second-row or loose forward. In 404 matches for St Helens. Prescott scored 31 tries for a total of 93 points. He played 14 times for Lancashire, 12 times for England, once for Rugby League XIII, once for British Empire, and made 31 Great Britain appearances (10 as captain).

  1. ^ a b Hadfield, Dave (22 September 1998). "Obituary: Alan Prescott". The Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.