Anthony Thackeray

Anthony "Thacks" Thackeray
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Thackeray[1]
Born (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 (age 38)
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[2]
Weight13 st 10 lb (87 kg)[2]
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half, Hooker, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007 Hull F.C. 2 0 1 0 2
2007–08 Castleford Tigers 19 8 0 0 32
2008–11 Widnes Vikings 69 47 1 0 190
2011(loan) → York City Knights 14 5 0 0 20
2012–13 Halifax 53 36 0 0 144
2014–15 Dewsbury Rams 59 40 0 5 165
2016–18 Featherstone Rovers 80 37 0 5 153
2019– Sheffield Eagles 53 31 0 1 124
Total 349 204 2 11 830
Source: [3][4]
As of 19 September 2021

Anthony Thackeray (born 19 February 1986) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship.[5]

He has also played at club level for Hull FC, Castleford, Widnes (two spells), York City Knights, Halifax, Dewsbury Rams and Featherstone Rovers. In 2019 he helped the Eagles to win the inaugural 1895 Cup as they defeated Widnes Vikings 36–18 in the final; Thackeray scored a try following a 60-yard run and was presented with the Ray French Award for Man of the Match.[6]

  1. ^ "Anthony Thackeray". Companies House. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Anthony Thackeray". Sheffield Eagles. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ^ Love Rugby League
  4. ^ Rugby League Project
  5. ^ "Thackeray signs two-year deal". Sheffield Eagles. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Sheffield Eagles beat Widnes Vikings 36–18 to win inaugural 1895 Cup". BBC Sport. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.