Stanley "Stan" Fearnley (birth registered January→March in Bradford

Bradford

Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...

 district) is an English

English people

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 former professional 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...

 footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at representative level has played for England

England national rugby league team

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, and at club level for Bradford Northern

Bradford Bulls

Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....

, playing at , i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.

International honours

Stan Fearnley won a cap for England

England national rugby league team

The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...

 while at Bradford Northern in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup

1975 Rugby League World Cup

The 1975 Rugby League World Cup was the seventh staging of rugby league football's World Cup tournament...

 against Australia.

Stan Fearnley played , i.e. number 13 in England

England national rugby league team

The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...

's 0-25 defeat to Australia in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup

1975 Rugby League World Cup

The 1975 Rugby League World Cup was the seventh staging of rugby league football's World Cup tournament...

 final at Headingley Stadium, Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

 on the 12 November 1975.

Challenge Cup final appearances

Stan Fearnley played , i.e. number 13, and scored a try

Try

A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...

 in Bradford Northern

Bradford Bulls

Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....

's 14-33 defeat to Featherstone Rovers

Featherstone Rovers

Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...

 in the 1972-73 Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup

The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....

 final at Wembley Stadium on 12 May 1973.

Career at Bradford Northern

Stan Fearnley - son of the coach and general manager Albert Fearnley - was the next loose forward to emerge at Odsal, having pace and footballing skills. He played for Bradford Northern from 1964 to 1977, scoring 41 tries in 217 games.

External links

• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Modern era produces great candidates
• Photograph 'Stanley scores vital try' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'Stan Fearnley' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'Stan Fearnley dives over' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'A "study" in expressions' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'Stocks waits' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'No way through' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'Stan Fearnley tears away' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'Joe Phillips memorial trophy team 1975' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'Stan Fearnley, Northern's skipper' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'Stan looks to offload' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'A Roy Francis half time talk' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'The team ready to leave' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph 'No try' at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com