Name Len McIntyre | Height 1.78 m | |
Died January 25, 2012, Wigan, United Kingdom | ||
James Leonard "Len" McIntyre (birth registered July–September 1933 in Wigan — 25 January 2012 (aged 78) in Wigan) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, Rugby League XIII, and Lancashire, and at club level for St. Helens, Barrow, Oldham, Liverpool City, Wigan, Warrington, and Widnes, as a hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums, after retiring from playing he became the Warrington colts (youth team) coach.
Contents
- International honours
- County honours
- Challenge Cup Final appearances
- County Cup Final appearances
- Division Two Championship
- Club career
- References
International honours
Len McIntyre represented Rugby League XIII while at Oldham in 1961 against New Zealand at White City Stadium, Manchester, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Oldham in the 12-50 defeat by Australia at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 9 November 1963.
County honours
Len McIntyre represented Lancashire while at Oldham.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Len McIntyre played hooker in St. Helens 13-2 victory over Halifax in the 1956 Challenge Cup Final during the 1955–56 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1956, in front of a crowd of 79,341.
County Cup Final appearances
Len McIntyre played hooker in St. Helens' 3-10 defeat by Oldham in the 1956 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 20 October 1956.
Division Two Championship
Len McIntyre was at Oldham during the 1963–64 Division Two Championship winning season.
Club career
Len McIntyre made his début for St. Helens on Monday 19 April 1954 away to Huddersfield, playing his final match for St. Helens in Saturday 10 August 1957 home to Barrow, was signed from St. Helens by Barrow in 1957 for £750 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £37,970 in 2013), made his début for Oldham on Saturday 28 February 1959 away to Whitehaven, made his début for Wigan on Wednesday 24 August 1966 away to Leigh, playing his final match for Wigan on Monday 15 April 1968 home to Salford, made his début for Warrington on Tuesday 24 September 1968 home to Huyton, playing his final match for Warrington in Saturday 5 December 1970 away to Leeds, in January 1971 he was swapped by Warrington for Widnes Prop Brian Larkin [1] (ex-Wigan circa-1963).