Frank Dyson

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Frank Dyson
Personal information
Born(1931-03-14)14 March 1931[1]
Huddersfield, England
Died31 October 1979(1979-10-31) (aged 48)[1]
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight13 st 4 lb (84 kg; 186 lb)
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1949–63 Huddersfield 367 52 958 2072
1963–65 Oldham 60 7 206 433
Total 427 59 1164 0 2505
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire
1959 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
196?–6? Oldham RLFC 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

Frank Dyson (14 March 1931 – 31 October 1979), also known by the nickname of "Spanky", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Huddersfield and Oldham, as a prolific left-footed goal-kicking fullback, and he coached at club level for Oldham.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Sutcliffe, Robert (6 April 2013). "Time may be up for 'Spanky's' old pub The Harp in Fartown". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Hannan, Tony (April 1999). "Huddersfield's Hall of Fame". League Express. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.