David Topliss

David Topliss
Personal information
Full nameDavid John Topliss
Born(1949-12-29)29 December 1949
Wakefield, England
Died16 June 2008(2008-06-16) (aged 58)
Crofton, Wakefield, England
Playing information
PositionStand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–81 Wakefield Trinity 418 195 2 12 602
1976 Penrith Panthers 12 0 0 0 0
1977 Balmain Tigers 18 10 0 1 31
1981–85 Hull FC 113+6 56 0 2 189
1985–87 Oldham 48+1 9 0 0 36
1987–88 Wakefield Trinity 8+4 1 0 0 4
Total 628 271 2 15 862
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1971–80 Yorkshire 10+5 5 0 0 15
1975 England 1 0 0 0 0
1973–82 Great Britain 4 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1987–94 Wakefield Trinity 240 111 11 118 46

David Topliss (29 December 1949 – 16 June 2008) was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, at club level for Wakefield Trinity (two spells) (captain) (Heritage № 746), Penrith Panthers, Balmain Tigers, Hull FC (captain) (Heritage № 764) and Oldham (Heritage № 903), as a stand-off.[1] and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club