ISSUE 75

Issue number 75 – Summer 2021

On the front cover:

Alex Murphy and Leigh lift the Cup at Wembley.

Features include:

Leigh’s Wembley glory of 50 years ago remembered.

The centenary of Jim Sullivan’s arrival in Rugby League at Wigan.

Ten Great British captains – celebrating some of the nation’s finest leaders.

Roger Millward in full colour for Great Britain versus Australia.

Jeff Grayshon – tribute to a giant figure in the game’s history.

Oldham’s years of domination over Wigan in the ‘fifties.

Yorkshire – the Fox brothers and players who took pride in their county.

John Burke – rugged prop forward for Wakefield Trinity.

Steve Tickle – one of Barrow’s most talented full-backs.

Bob Eccles – Warrington’s prolific try-scoring forward.

Peter Lister – Bramley’s great maverick of the 1980s.

Jimmy Johnson – cornerstone of the Huddersfield pack.

Albert Blan leads Swinton against Widnes in the Cup.

At the heart of the Red Devils – the Ken Gill and Peter Banner partnership.

Bradford Northern’s oldest player – Len Haley.

The Ultimate Warriors – Rugby League’s top 20 appearance makers.

Reg Gasnier in full colour – 1967 Kangaroos versus Warrington.

Hull Amateur Rugby League – a colourful history.

How Blackpool became the ‘Borough’.

Widnes referees – some of the game’s best known whistlers.

Castleford debut days – Ian Stenton remembers.

Leeds remember the great Mick Shoebottom.

Great Britain’s team of talents versus France in 1972.

Hunslet fan’s vivid memories from Parkside and beyond.

St.Helens ‘A’ team triumphs of 1959 in their own words.

Dewsbury’s slimline fashion statement from the early 1990s.

France glory days as European title won at Marseille in 1949.

Armed Forces and Rugby League – a taste of politics.

Tribute to Alfrieda Kindon and those who build the foundations.

Featherstone Rovers centenary – close links to their fans.

Ex-Hull K.R. and Keighley forward becomes a novelist.

Team photos including: Keighley (1994-95), Halifax (1970s), Castleford (1957), Whitehaven (1988), St.Helens ‘A’ (1959), Bradford Northern (1957).

Obituaries and tributes to: Jeff Grayshon, Cliff Hill, Peter Clarke, Ecky Bell, Johnny Rae, Doug Davies, Martin Dickens, Tommy Raudonikis, Peter Dimond, Brian Lord, Bernard Scott, Ron Herbert, Fred Jones, Billy Thompson, Alan Gwilliam, Tom Pullin, Kevin Osborne, John Pharaoh.

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