Ellery Hanley

Ellery Hanley

Personal information
Full name	Cuthwyn Ellery Hanley
Born	(1961-03-27) 27 March 1961 (age 63) Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre, Stand-off, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1978–85 Bradford Northern 126 89 0 0 356 1985–91 Wigan 202 189 0 0 756 1988 Balmain Tigers 8 5 0 0 20 1989 Western Suburbs 13 4 0 0 16 1991–95 Leeds 114 106 0 0 424 1996–97 Balmain Tigers 26 3 0 1 13 Total 489 396 0 1 1585 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1984–92 England 2 2 0 0 8 1984–93 Great Britain 36 20 0 0 80 1985–91 Yorkshire 5 4 0 1 17
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1999–00 St. Helens 40 28 0 12 70 2008 Doncaster 35 23 0 12 66 Total 75 51 0 24 68 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1994 Great Britain 3 1 0 2 33 2022 Combined Nations 1 0 0 1 0
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Cuthwyn Ellery Hanley MBE (born 27 March 1961) is an English former rugby league player and coach. Over a nineteen-year professional career (1978–1997), he played for Bradford Northern, Wigan, Balmain, Western Suburbs and Leeds. He won 36 caps for Great Britain, captaining the team from 1988 to 1992, and 2 for England. Nicknamed 'Mr Magic' and 'The Black Pearl', he played most often as a stand-off or loose forward after starting out as a centre or wing.

Hanley won the Man of Steel Award a record three times, the Lance Todd Trophy once, and the Golden Boot in 1988. He was awarded the MBE in January 1990 for services to the game. In 2005 he was inducted into the Rugby Football League Hall of Fame.

After his playing career, he had spells as head coach of Great Britain, St Helens and Doncaster.