Herbert Kershaw

This article is about the rugby player. For the 2nd Baron Kershaw, see Herbert Kershaw, 2nd Baron Kershaw.

Herbert Kershaw
Personal information
Bornfirst ¼ 1885 (1885)
Wakefield, England
DiedFebruary 1955 (aged 69)
Wakefield, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight12 st 6 lb (79 kg)
Rugby union
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1904–06 Wakefield RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1904–≤06 Yorkshire
Rugby league
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1906–21 Wakefield Trinity 288 46 17 0 172
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1906–≤21 Yorkshire
1910–11 England 3 1 0 0 3
1910 Great Britain 2 3 0 0 9
Source: [1][2][3]

Herbert Kershaw (first ¼ 1885 – February 1955), also known by the nickname of "Harry", was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a forward.[1]

After retirement from rugby league, in 1928 Wakefield RFC employed him as a bagman and he also assisted in training, paying him 2s/6d a week,[4] (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £20.97 in 2016).[5]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 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. ^ Wakefield Rugby Football Club – 1901–2001 A Centenary History. Written and compiled by David Ingall in 2001
  5. ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.