Bob Irving (rugby league)

For other people with the same name, see Robert Irving.

Bob Irving
Personal information
Full nameRobert A. Irving
Born15 February 1948[a]
Huddersfield, England
Died18 April 1999(1999-04-18) (aged 51)
Blackpool, England
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965–73 Oldham 296 80 0 0 240
1973–77 Wigan 152+2 40 0 0 120
1977–78 Salford 39 7 0 0 21
1978–80 Barrow 48+3 14 0 0 42
1981–82 Blackpool Borough 16 4 0 0 12
1982–83 Swinton 18 7 0 0 21
Total 574 152 0 0 456
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1971–75 Yorkshire 10+1 3 0 0 9
1975 England 3 0 0 0 0
1967–72 Great Britain 8+3 0 0 0 0
Source: [3][4][5][6]

Robert A. Irving (15 February 1948 – 18 April 1999) was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. A Great Britain and England international, and Yorkshire representative second-row, he played at club level for Oldham, Wigan, Salford, Barrow, Blackpool Borough and Swinton.[4]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Bob Irving at independent.co.uk". independent.co.uk. 27 April 1999. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Oldham Seek Solace". Manchester Evening News & Chronicle. 12 February 1965. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Player Summary: Bob Irving". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.


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