Lawrence William Thacker (19 or 20 March 1909[3] – 2 March 1952[4]) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England, British Empire and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull FC, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
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| Full name | Lawrence William Thacker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 or, 20 March 1909 Sculcoates district, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 March 1952 (aged 42) Driffield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Laurie Thacker was born in Sculcoates, East Riding of Yorkshire, England and he died aged 42 in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career edit
International honours edit
Thacker represented British Empire while at Hull in 1937 against France, and won caps for England while at Hull in 1938 against France, and Wales, in 1939 against France, and in 1941 against Wales.[2]
County Cup Final appearances edit
Thacker played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Hull FC's 10-18 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1938 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.
Other notable matches edit
Thacker played left-prop, i.e. number 8 for a Rugby League XIII against Northern Command XIII at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 21 March 1942.[5]
Genealogical information edit
Lawrence Thacker's marriage to Gladys (née Baines) was registered during second ¼ 1947 in Hull district.[6] They had children; Diane L. Thacker (birth registered during fourth ¼ 1947 (age 76–77) in Hull district), Roger W. Thacker (birth registered during fourth ¼ 1948 (age 75–76) in Hull district), and Andrea Thacker (birth registered during second ¼ 1951 (age 72–73) in Hull district).
References edit
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "inside programme, Northern Command v. A Rugby League XIII, 1942". rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links edit
- (archived by web.archive.org) Past Players → T at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com