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Ken Dean (rugby league)

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Name
  
Ken Dean


Role
  
Rugby league

Ken Dean (rugby league) Ken Dean on the 1954 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final replay Ken

Kenneth "Ken" Dean is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, playing at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax, as a stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 6.

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Ken Dean (rugby league) Ken Dean on the 1954 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final replay

International honours

Ken Dean won caps for England while at Halifax in 1951 against Other Nationalities, and in 1952 against Other Nationalities.

County Honours

Ken Dean won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Ken Dean played stand-off/five-eighth in Halifax's 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 24 April 1954, in front of a crowd of 81,841, and played stand-off/five-eighth in the 4-8 defeat by Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1953–54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.

Testimonial match

Ken Dean's Testimonial match at Halifax took place in 1958.

Honoured at Halifax

Ken Dean is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.

References

Ken Dean (rugby league) Wikipedia