Peter Gorley

Peter Gorley
Personal information
Full name Peter Gorley
Born (1951-07-10) 10 July 1951
Maryport, Cumberland, England
Playing information
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 15 st 0 lb (95.3 kg; 210.0 lb)
Position Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975–79 Workington Town 124 13 0 0 39
1979–86 St. Helens 234 46 0 0 150
1986–87 Whitehaven 3 0 0 0 0
Total 361 59 0 0 189
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977–82 Cumbria 8 3 0 0 9
1980–81 England 3 1 0 0 3
1980–81 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Peter Gorley (born 10 July 1951) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Cumbria, and at club level for Workington Town, St. Helens, and Whitehaven, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Peter Gorley won caps for England while at St. Helens in 1980 against Wales, and France (sub), in 1981 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1980 against New Zealand, and in 1981 against France, and France (sub).[3]

County honours

Peter Gorley represented Cumbria.

County Cup Final appearances

Peter Gorley played as an Interchange/Substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing Loose forward/Lock William Pattinson) in Workington Town's 11-16 defeat by Widnes in the 1976 Lancashire Cup final during the 1976–77 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 30 October 1976, played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in the 13-10 victory over Wigan in the 1977 final during the 1977–78 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1977, played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in the 13-15 defeat by Widnes in the 1978 Lancashire Cup final during the 1978–79 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1978, played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in St. Helens 0-16 defeat by Warrington in the 1982 Lancashire Cup final during the 1982–83 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in the 26-18 victory over Wigan in the 1984 Lancashire Cup final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 28 October 1984.

Personal life

Peter Gorley is the younger brother of rugby league footballer, Leslie "Les" Gorley.

References

  1. ↑ Cropper, Peter (2004). From Great Broughton to Great Britain : Peter Gorley - Rugby League Forward. London: London League Publications. ISBN 978-1903659168.
  2. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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