Billy Benyon

For other people named William Benyon, see William Benyon (disambiguation).

Billy Benyon
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Benyon
Born (1945-03-07) 7 March 1945 (age 79)
St. Helens, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight12 st 11 lb (81 kg)[1]
PositionCentre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961–77 St. Helens 514 154 1 0 464
1974 Cronulla-Sutherland 5 1 0 0 3
Oct 1977–Apr 81 Warrington 91+3 16 0 0 48
Total 613 171 1 0 515
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–73 Lancashire 12 3 0 0 9
1968–70 England 2 0 0 0 0
1971–72 Great Britain 6 4 0 0 12
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1978–82 Warrington 154 93 6 55 60
1982–85 St Helens 136 87 5 44 64
1986–90 Leigh 109 61 0 48 56
Total 399 241 11 147 60

William Benyon (born 7 March 1945[7]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Warrington, as a centre or stand-off,[2] and coached at club level for St Helens and Leigh.[5]

  1. ^ Who's who in Rugby League (1984) edited by David Emery, published by Queen Anne Press, page 14 ISBN 0356104362
  2. ^ a b "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 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ The official Warrington Wolves Miscellany (2012) by Gary Slater page 136 published by The History Press ISBN 9780752464725
  7. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.