Bill Kirkbride

Personal information

Full name

William Kirkbride

Born

January→March 1944 (age 72–73)
Workington, Cumberland

Playing information

Height

6 ft 1 in (185 cm)

Weight

14 st 0 lb (89 kg)

Position

Prop, Second-row

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
12 May 1964–68	Workington Town	75	7
1968–69	Halifax	52	8
1969–71	Castleford	43	3	0	1	11
1971–≥71	Salford
≥1971–≥71	Leigh (Loan)
≥1971–≥71	Brisbane Souths
Jan 1979–Apr 80	Wakefield Trinity
Apr 1980–82	York
≤23 Jan 1983–23 Jan 83	Rochdale Hornets
	Total	170	18	0	1	11
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
12 Sep 1967–71	Cumberland	7

Coaching information

Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
Jan 1979–Apr 80	Wakefield Trinity
1980–82	York
Jun 1982–Sep 84	Rochdale Hornets
	Total	0	0	0	0

Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

William 'Bill' Kirkbride (January→March 1944 (age 72–73)) born in Workington, Cumberland, is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and coached in the 1970s, and 1980s, playing at representative level for Cumberland, and at club level for United Steel ARLFC, Workington Town, Halifax, Castleford, Salford, Leigh (Loan), Brisbane Souths, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 831), York, and Rochdale Hornets, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, and coaching at club level for Wakefield Trinity, York, and Rochdale Hornets.

Bill Kirkbride won caps for Cumberland while at Workington Town making his début against Lancashire at Derwent Park in 1967, playing in the 17-15 victory over Australia at Derwent Park in 1967, and while at Castleford playing left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 3-42 defeat by Yorkshire at Hull Kingston Rovers' stadium on 1 October 1969, and playing Left-Second-row in the 15-21 defeat by Yorkshire at Whitehaven's stadium on 14 September 1970.

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