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{{short description|English rugby union & league footballer}}
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'''Geoffrey "Geoff" Clarkson''' (12 August 1943 – 10 July 2001 (aged 57)) born in [[Wakefield]], was an English [[rugby union]], and professional [[rugby league]] footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for [[Yorkshire Rugby Football Union|Yorkshire]], and at club level for [[Wakefield RFC]], and representative level rugby league (RL) for [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]], and at club level for [[Wakefield Trinity]] (two spells) ([[List of Wakefield Trinity players|Heritage № 713]]), [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] (two spells), [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] (two spells), [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] ([[List of Warrington Wolves players|Heritage № 717]]), [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]], [[York Wasps|York]], [[Bramley RLFC|Bramley]], [[Hull Kingston Rovers]], [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]], and [[Featherstone Rovers]] ([[List of Featherstone Rovers players|Heritage № 598]]), as a {{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league|contested scrums]].<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
'''Geoffrey "Geoff" Clarkson''' (12 August 1943 – 10 July 2001) was an English [[rugby union]], and professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for [[Yorkshire Rugby Football Union|Yorkshire]], and at club level for [[Wakefield RFC]], and representative level rugby league (RL) for [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]], and at club level for [[Wakefield Trinity]] (two spells), [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] (two spells), [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] (two spells),<ref name="Statistics at leighrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/blog/team_member/clarkson-geoff/|title=Statistics at leighrl.co.uk|publisher=leighrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/they-played-for-leigh|title=They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk|publisher=leighrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/club/heritage-numbers|title=Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk|publisher=leighrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]], [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]], [[York Wasps|York]], [[Bramley RLFC|Bramley]], [[Hull Kingston Rovers]], [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]] and [[Featherstone Rovers]], as a {{rlp|sr}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref name="Profile at leighrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/team_member/clarkson-geoff|title=Profile at leighrl.co.uk|publisher=leighrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk"/><ref name="Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk"/>

==Background==
Geoff Clarkson was born in [[Wakefield]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]] and he died aged 57 in [[Huddersfield]], [[West Yorkshire]], England.


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Geoff Clarkson turned professional with Wakefield Trinity in 1965 after gaining Yorkshire County rugby union forward honours while at [[Wakefield RFC]].
Geoff Clarkson turned professional with Wakefield Trinity in 1965 after gaining Yorkshire County rugby union forward honours while at [[Wakefield RFC]].


Geoff Clarkson won cap(s) for [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]] (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity.
Geoff Clarkson won [[Cap (sport)|cap]](s) for [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]] (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity.


Geoff Clarkson played left-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 11, in Wakefield Trinity's 21-9 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final [[replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season|1966–67 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Wednesday 10 May 1967.<ref>Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. Breedon Books. {{ISBN|1-85983-429-9}}</ref>
Geoff Clarkson played at {{rlp|sr}} in Wakefield Trinity's 21–9 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final [[replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season|1966–67 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Wednesday 10 May 1967.<ref>Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. Breedon Books. {{ISBN|1-85983-429-9}}</ref>


Geoff Clarkson played right-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 12, in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 7-4 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[1970 Lancashire Cup|1970]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970–71 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Saturday 28 November 1970, played right-{{rlp|sr}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 24-7 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1971 Challenge Cup|1971]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1970–71 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514, and played right-{{rlp|sr}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 8-3 victory over [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[1981 Lancashire Cup|1981]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1981–82 Rugby Football League season|1981–82 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 26 September 1981.
Geoff Clarkson played at {{rlp|sr}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 7–4 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[1970 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970–71 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Saturday 28 November 1970, played at {{rlp|sr}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 24–7 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1971 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1970–71 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514, and played at {{rlp|sr}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 8–3 victory over [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[1981 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1981–82 Rugby Football League season|1981–82 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 26 September 1981.


Geoff Clarkson played left-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 11, in [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]' 3-13 defeat by [[Hull F.C.|Hull FC]] in the [[1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1979]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1979–80 Northern Rugby Football League season|1979–80 season]] at [[The Boulevard (stadium)|The Boulevard]], [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] on Tuesday 18 December 1979.
Geoff Clarkson played at {{rlp|sr}} in [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]' 3–13 defeat by [[Hull F.C.]] in the [[1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1979–80 Northern Rugby Football League season|1979–80 season]] at [[The Boulevard (stadium)|The Boulevard]], [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] on Tuesday 18 December 1979.


Geoff Clarkson extended his record number of transfers to 12 when he left Leigh for Featherstone Rovers on 27 October 1983. He played for 10 different English clubs, and also had a brief spell in Australia, he was 40 years old when he finished playing regular first team rugby in 1983–84.
Geoff Clarkson extended his record number of transfers to 12 when he left Leigh for Featherstone Rovers on 27 October 1983. He played for 10 different English clubs, and also had a brief spell in Australia, he was 40 years old when he finished playing regular first team rugby in 1983–84.


===Club career===
===Club career===
Geoff Clarkson made his début for Wakefield Trinity during December 1965, he made his début for Featherstone Rovers on 30 October 1983, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] all goals, whether; [[Try#Conversion|conversion]]s, [[Penalty (rugby)#Penalties in rugby league|penalties]], or [[Drop goal#Rugby league|drop-goal]]s, 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.
Geoff Clarkson made his début for [[Wakefield Trinity]] during December 1965, he played his last match (during his second spell) for Wakefield Trinity during the [[1977–78 Northern Rugby Football League season|1977–78 season]], he made his début for [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970–71 season]], he played his last match (during his second spell) for Leigh on Thursday 27 October 1983, during the [[1983–84 Rugby Football League season|1983–84 season]], he made his début for [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] on Friday 20 August 1971, he played his last match for Warrington on Sunday 22 October 1972, he made his début for [[Featherstone Rovers]] on Sunday 30 October 1983, he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the [[1983–84 Rugby Football League season|1983–84 season]], he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] all goals, whether; [[Try (rugby)|conversion]]s, [[Penalty (rugby)#Penalties in rugby league|penalties]], or [[Drop goal#Rugby league|drop-goal]]s, 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.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5190521.html The Independent – Geoff Clarkson Obituary]
*[https://archive.today/20140122213201/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5190521.html The Independent – Geoff Clarkson Obituary]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081215122456/http://www.rugbyleaguejournal.net/4.html Rugby League Journal – Issue 24 – Autumn 2008]
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20061025232626/http://www.rugbyleaguejournal.net/4.html Rugby League Journal – Issue 24 – Autumn 2008]
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/3008828/Super-League-Leeds-aim-to-rise-to-the-occasion.html Geoff Clarkson, the much-travelled forward, has died at the age of 57]
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20121110215300/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/3008828/Super-League-Leeds-aim-to-rise-to-the-occasion.html Geoff Clarkson, the much-travelled forward, has died at the age of 57]
*[http://www.yorkshirerfu.co.uk/ Yorkshire RFU]
*[http://www.yorkshirerfu.co.uk/ Yorkshire RFU]
*[http://www.rugbyleagueheritageproject.com/imagedetail.asp?id=1265 Photograph "Stan Fearnley" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com]
*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1265 Photograph "Stan Fearnley – Stan Fearnley, Northern's Loose forward, well held with Clarkson, Stockwell and Diabira in support. – Date: 31/01/1970" at rlhp.co.uk]
*[http://www.rugbyleagueheritageproject.com/imagedetail.asp?id=820 Photograph "Trotter looks to offload" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com]
*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=820 Photograph "Trotter looks to offload – Denis Trotter looks to offload watched by Geoff Clarkson. – Date: 23/10/1977" at rlhp.co.uk]
*[http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_c.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk]
*[http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_c.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407064404/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_c.htm |date=7 April 2005 }}
*[http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Clarkson&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk]
*[http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/results.asp?txtName=Ashcroft%2C+Kevin Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302225341/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/results.asp?txtName=Ashcroft%2C+Kevin |date=2 March 2018 }}
*[http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Ashcroft%2C+Kevin Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk (martini)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303105634/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Ashcroft%2C+Kevin |date=3 March 2018 }}
* (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20180302225341/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/results.asp?txtName=Ashcroft%2C+Kevin Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk]
* (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20180303105634/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Ashcroft%2C+Kevin Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk (martini)]
*[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22Geoffrey%20Clarkson%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Geoffrey Clarkson" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]
*[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22Geoff%20Clarkson%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Geoff Clarkson" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]


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Geoff Clarkson
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Clarkson
Born12 August 1943
Wakefield, England
Died10 July 2001(2001-07-10) (aged 57)
Huddersfield, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1965–65 Wakefield RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
<1965–<65 Yorkshire
Rugby league
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965–68 Wakefield Trinity[a] 79 11 2 0 37
1968–70 Bradford Northern 57+1 8 0 0 24
1970–71 Leigh[b] 107 9 0 0 27
1971–72 Warrington 35+1 0 0 0 0
1972–75 Leeds 66+3 3 0 0 9
1975–76 York 36 4 0 0 12
1976–78 Bramley 23 2 0 0 6
1978 Wakefield Trinity
1978–80 Hull Kingston Rovers 43+8 3 0 0 9
1979–80 Bradford Northern 18+3 1 0 0 3
1980–81 Oldham 11 0 0 0 0
1981–83 Leigh
1983–84 Featherstone Rovers 11+1 0 0 0 0
Total 503 41 2 0 127
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967 Yorkshire 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]
  1. ^ statistics aggregate both spells at club
  2. ^ statistics aggregate both spells at club

Geoffrey "Geoff" Clarkson (12 August 1943 – 10 July 2001) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (two spells), Bradford Northern (two spells), Leigh (two spells),[3][4][5] Warrington, Leeds, York, Bramley, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham and Featherstone Rovers, as a second-row.[1][6][4][5]

Background

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Geoff Clarkson was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England and he died aged 57 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

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Geoff Clarkson turned professional with Wakefield Trinity in 1965 after gaining Yorkshire County rugby union forward honours while at Wakefield RFC.

Geoff Clarkson won cap(s) for Yorkshire (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity.

Geoff Clarkson played at second-row in Wakefield Trinity's 21–9 victory over St. Helens in the Championship Final replay during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967.[7]

Geoff Clarkson played at second-row in Leigh's 7–4 victory over St. Helens in the 1970 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 November 1970, played at second-row in Leigh's 24–7 victory over Leeds in the 1971 Challenge Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514, and played at second-row in Leigh's 8–3 victory over Widnes in the 1981 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1981–82 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 September 1981.

Geoff Clarkson played at second-row in Hull Kingston Rovers' 3–13 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1979–80 season at The Boulevard, Hull on Tuesday 18 December 1979.

Geoff Clarkson extended his record number of transfers to 12 when he left Leigh for Featherstone Rovers on 27 October 1983. He played for 10 different English clubs, and also had a brief spell in Australia, he was 40 years old when he finished playing regular first team rugby in 1983–84.

Club career

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Geoff Clarkson made his début for Wakefield Trinity during December 1965, he played his last match (during his second spell) for Wakefield Trinity during the 1977–78 season, he made his début for Leigh during the 1970–71 season, he played his last match (during his second spell) for Leigh on Thursday 27 October 1983, during the 1983–84 season, he made his début for Warrington on Friday 20 August 1971, he played his last match for Warrington on Sunday 22 October 1972, he made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 30 October 1983, he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1983–84 season, 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ RL Record Keeper's Club
  3. ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Profile at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
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