Bill Ramsey (rugby league)

William "Bill" Ramsey (birth registered October→December 1943) birth registered in Leeds, is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, Yorkshire, and Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Hunslet, Leeds, Bradford Northern, Hull F.C. and Widnes, as a prop, Second-row, loose forward/lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coaching at club level for Hunslet. During his Leeds career Ramsey appeared in 17 major Finals, including five at Wembley Stadium, London, scored a rare drop goal in the 1969 Championship Final, toured twice in 1966 and 1974, and won seven winners medals with Leeds.

Ramsey played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Hunslet's 16-20 defeat by Wigan in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016. Ramsey represented Commonwealth XIII in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965, Ramsey won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1965 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1966 against France, Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches),