Len McIntyre

GB international rugby league footballer

Len McIntyre

Personal information

Full name

James Leonard McIntyre^[1]

Born

(1933-08-28)28 August 1933
Wigan, England

Died

25 January 2012(2012-01-25) (aged 78)^[2]
Wigan, England

Playing information

Height

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight

13 st 7 lb (86 kg)

Position

Hooker

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1953–57	St. Helens	28	8	12		48
1957–59	Barrow
1959–65	Oldham	212	29	1		89
1965–66	Liverpool City
1966–68	Wigan	10
1968–70	Warrington	78+2	6	0	0	18
1971	Widnes	14
	Total	344	43	13	0	155
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1958–64	Lancashire	5	3	0	0	9
1961	Rugby League XIII	1	0	0	0	0
1963	Great Britain	1	0	0	0	0

Source: ^[3]^[4]

James Leonard "Len" McIntyre (28 August 1933 – 25 January 2012) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, Rugby League XIII and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens, Barrow, Oldham, Liverpool City, Wigan, Warrington and Widnes, as a hooker,^[3] after retiring from playing he became the Warrington colts (youth team) coach.

Background

Len McIntyre was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England, and he died in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Playing career

St Helens

McIntyre made his début for St. Helens on Monday 19 April 1954 away to Huddersfield.

Len McIntyre played hooker in St. Helens 13-2 victory over Halifax in the 1956 Challenge Cup Final during the 1955–56 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1956, in front of a crowd of 79,341.

Len McIntyre played hooker in St. Helens' 3-10 defeat by Oldham in the 1956 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 20 October 1956.

He played his last match for St. Helens on Saturday 10 August 1957 home to Barrow before he was transferred from St. Helens to Barrow for £750 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £37,970 in 2013).^[5]

Oldham

McIntyre was signed by Oldham for a fee of £2,500,^[6] and made his début for the club on Saturday 28 February 1959 away to Whitehaven. He was at Oldham during the 1963–64 Division Two Championship winning season.

Later career

McIntyre was transferred to Liverpool City in December 1965 before being signed by Wigan less than a year later for a fee of £1,000.^[7] He made his début for Wigan on Wednesday 24 August 1966 away to Leigh, playing his last match for Wigan on Monday 15 April 1968 home to Salford. He made his début for Warrington on Tuesday 24 September 1968 home to Huyton, playing his last match for Warrington on Saturday 5 December 1970 away to Leeds, in January 1971 he was swapped by Warrington for Widnes prop Brian Larkin[1] (ex-Wigan circa-1963).

Representative honours

Len McIntyre represented Rugby League XIII while at Oldham in 1961 against New Zealand at White City Stadium, Manchester, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Oldham in the 12-50 defeat by Australia at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 9 November 1963.^[3]

Len McIntyre represented Lancashire while at Oldham.

References

^ "James Mcintyre : Obituary". jpress.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Saints Wembley winner Len McIntyre passes away". St Helens Star. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "Player Summary: Len McIntyre". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ Macklin, Keith (28 February 1959). "McIntyre signs for Oldham". Liverpool Daily Post. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Macklin, Keith (24 August 1966). "McIntyre signed by Wigan". Liverpool Daily Post. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.