Name Frank Mortimer | ||
Died March 4, 2009, Wakefield, United Kingdom | ||
Frank Mortimer (23 February 1932 — 4 March 2009 (aged 77)) born in Streethouse, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, and 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 596), and Keighley, as a fullback, or centre, i.e. number 1, or, 3 or 4, he died in Wakefield.
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International honours
Frank Mortimer played fullback, and scored three conversions in Great Britain’s 21-10 victory over Australia in the first 1956 Ashes Test Match at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 17 November 1956, and scored three goals in Great Britain’s 9-22 defeat by Australia in the second 1956 Ashes Test Match at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 1 December 1956.
County honours
Frank Mortimer was selected for Yorkshire County XIII whilst at Wakefield Trinity during the 1955/56 and 1956/57 seasons.
County Cup Final appearances
Frank Mortimer played in Wakefield Trinity's victory Yorkshire County League during the 1958–59 season.
County Cup Final appearances
Frank Mortimer played fullback, and scored 4-conversions in Wakefield Trinity's 23-5 victory over Hunslet in the 1956 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 20 October 1956, and played fullback, and scored 2-conversions in the 20-24 defeat by Leeds in the 1958 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 18 October 1958.
Club career
Frank Mortimer was signed by Wakefield Trinity in May 1958, and made his début playing right-centre, i.e. number 3, in the 18-17 victory over Leeds in the Yorkshire County Cup semi-final during the 1951–52 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Monday 8 October 1951, in front of crowd of 22,300, he is 4th on Wakefield Trinity's all-time goal kicking table, and 5th on Wakefield Trinity's all-time points scoring table, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.