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Victor "Vic" Darlison (birth registered April−June 1916–1982) birth registered in Pontefract district, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, and 1940s, playing at club level for Featherstone Rovers (two periods, including one as a World War II guest) (Heritage № 144), Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 462), and Bradford Northern, as a hooker, i.e. number 9, in the era of contested scrums.
Contents
- Championship Final appearances
- Challenge Cup Final appearances
- County Cup Final appearances
- Club career
- Genealogical information
- References
Championship Final appearances
Vic Darlison played in Bradford Northern's 26-20 aggregate victory over Halifax in the Championship Final during the 1944–45 season, the 2-9 defeat at Thrum Hall, Halifax, and the 24-11 victory at Odsal Stadium, Bradford.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Vic Darlison played hooker in Bradford Northern's 8-3 aggregate victory over Wigan in the 1944 Challenge Cup Final during the 1943–44 season; the 0-3 defeat at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 15 April 1944, and the 8-0 victory at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 April 1944, played hooker in the 8-4 victory over Leeds in the 1947 Challenge Cup Final during the 1946–47 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1947, and played hooker in the 3-8 defeat by Wigan in the 1948 Challenge Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1948.
County Cup Final appearances
Vic Darlison played hooker in Wakefield Trinity's 9-12 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1940 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1939–40 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 June 1940, and played hooker in Bradford Northern's 11-4 victory over Huddersfield in the 1949 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1949.
Club career
Vic Darlison made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Tuesday 14 April 1936, he made his début for Wakefield Trinity during April 1940, 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. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.
Genealogical information
Darlison's marriage to Mary E. (née Barker) was registered during January−March 1943 in Pontefract district, he was the younger brother of the rugby league prop for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 85), and in the mid-1930s for Batley, Oliver Darlison (birth registered April−June 1910 in Pontefract district),[1] and the uncle of Oliver Darlison's son, the rugby league footballer for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 270), and in the 1940s, and 1950s; Geoffrey Darlison (birth registered January−March 1926 in Pontefract district).