Roger Millward

Roger Millward
MBE
Personal information
Born(1947-09-16)16 September 1947[1]
Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died2 May 2016(2016-05-02) (aged 68)
Playing information
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight10 st 12 lb (69 kg; 152 lb)
PositionWing, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–66 Castleford 40 16 35 0 118
1966–80 Hull Kingston Rovers 407 207 597 10 1825
1976 Cronulla-Sutherland 14 1 17 0 37
Total 461 224 649 10 1980
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–79 Great Britain 29 17 14 1 81
1969–78 England 18 3 9 1 29
1967–75 Yorkshire 12 8 22 0 68
1965 GB Under 24 1 1 3 0 9
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1980–91 Hull Kingston Rovers 390 231 15 144 59
1991–92 Halifax 48 22 0 26 46
1994 York Wasps
Total 438 253 15 170 58

Roger Millward MBE (16 September 1947 – 2 May 2016) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. A goal-kicking stand-off, he gained a high level of prominence in the sport in England by playing for Hull Kingston Rovers (captain) and Castleford, as well as representing Great Britain.[2][4] Millward was awarded the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1983.[1] Nicknamed “Roger the Dodger” for his elusive running,[7] he was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2000.[8] Millward’s ability placed him in the top bracket of rugby league halves to have ever played the game.

  1. ^ a b Phil Wilkinson. "Legend Q&A". Rugby League Week. No. 20 June 2007. Sydney, NSW: PBLMedia. pp. 22–23.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics". Rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Player Summary: Roger Millward". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Coach Statistics". Rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  6. ^ RL record Keepers' Club
  7. ^ "Roger Millward, Rugby League player – obituary". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Rugby League Hall of Fame – Roger Millward". RLHallofFame.org.uk. 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.