Harry Varley

Harry Varley
Personal information
Full nameHenry Varley
Born(1867-11-25)25 November 1867
Cleckheaton/Bradford, England
Died21 November 1915(1915-11-21) (aged 47)
Oldham, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1892–≥92 Liversedge
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1895–≤95 Yorkshire
1892 England 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
189?–97 Oldham 60 5 8 43
1899 Leeds 0 0 0 0 0
Total 60 5 8 0 43
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1896–≥96 Lancashire ≥2 ≥1
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1897–99 Oldham
Source: [1][2]

Henry Varley (25 November 1867[3] – 21 November 1915[4]) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s, and coached rugby league in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Liversedge, as a scrum-half, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham (captain during the 1895–96 season) alongside Arthur Lees from 1895, and Leeds, as a stand-off or scrum-half.[5][6] Prior to Thursday 29 August 1895, Liversedge was a rugby union club.

  1. ^ "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  6. ^ "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.