Horace Duckett
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Horace Duckett was a rugby union
footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England
, and at club level for Bradford F.C.
, playing in the Half-backs, e.g. Scrum-half, or Fly-half, i.e. number 9, or 10. Prior to the 27th August 1895, Bradford F.C. was a rugby union
club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
.
while at Bradford F.C. in 1895 against Ireland, and Scotland.
code to the rugby league
code on the 27th August 1895, Horace Duckett would have been 27. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Bradford F.C.
district.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
, and at club level for Bradford F.C.
Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England...
, playing in the Half-backs, e.g. Scrum-half, or Fly-half, i.e. number 9, or 10. Prior to the 27th August 1895, Bradford F.C. was a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England...
.
International honours
Horace Duckett won caps for EnglandEngland national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
while at Bradford F.C. in 1895 against Ireland, and Scotland.
Change of Code
When Bradford F.C. converted from the rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
code to the rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
code on the 27th August 1895, Horace Duckett would have been 27. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Bradford F.C.
Genealogical information
Horace Duckett's marriage to Florence Stansfield was registered during October→December 1913 in TodmordenTodmorden
Todmorden is a market town and civil parish, located 17 miles from Manchester, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and has a total population of 14,941....
district.