David Topliss

Personal information

Full name

David John Topliss

Nickname

Toppo

Born

29 December 1949
Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Died

16 June 2008 (aged 58)
Crofton, England

Playing information

Position

Stand-off

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1968–81	Wakefield Trinity	417
1976	Penrith Panthers	12	0	0	0	0
1977	Balmain Tigers	18	10	0	1	31
1981–85	Hull F.C.	120	56	0	2	189
1985–87	Oldham	49	9			36
1987–88	Wakefield Trinity
	Total	616	75	0	3	256
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1971–≥80	Yorkshire	≥15
1975	England	2
1973–82	Great Britain	4

Coaching information

Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1987–94	Wakefield Trinity

David Topliss (29 December 1949 – 16 June 2008 (aged 58)) was an English Rugby League World Cup winning footballer, and coach. He played and coached with Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage № 746) in the late 1970s, and early 1980s.

His playing career started at Normanton Juniors ARLFC before spending 13 years with Wakefield Trinity from 1968–81, he played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, and made his début for Wakefield Trinity against Halifax at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Monday 2 September 1968, and won the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match in the 1979 Challenge Cup Final even though he was on the losing side.

He joined Hull F.C. at age 31 for a fee of £15,000. He captained them to six finals in his four years at the club including when they won the Challenge Cup in 1982.[1] He was captain of Hull during the 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, and 1984–85 seasons.

Topliss played in the summer in Australia for Penrith Panthers (1976) and Balmain Tigers (1977).

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