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| Full name | Laurence Gant MBE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 July 1922 Wakefield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 October 2004 (aged 82) Wakefield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laurence Gant MBE (21 July 1922[2] – 19 October 2004) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward in the 1940s and 1950s, coached in the 1960s and 1970s, and refereed in the 1950s and 1960s.
He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (A-Team), and Featherstone Rovers,[3] and coached at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Featherstone Rovers and York.[4] Laurie Gant was the president of St Michael's Cricket club [1], and the Wakefield branch of the Royal British Legion.[5]
- ^ "Referee Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
- ^ Lindley, John (1960). Dreadnoughts – A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F.C. 1873 – 1960 [Page118]. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a
- ^ "Laurence (Laurie) Gant, MBE". freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.