Ken Loxton

Ken Loxton
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Loxton
Bornthird ¼ 1947 (age 76–77)
Lower Agbrigg district, Wakefield, England
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–65 Featherstone Rovers 9+1 2 2 0 10
1965–73 Huddersfield 217 4 2 0 16
1973–78 Keighley 104 7
1978–82 Halifax 106 7
1982–83 Bramley 31 1
Total 468 21 4 0 26
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1971 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
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Kenneth Loxton (birth registered third ¼ 1947[3]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Huddersfield, Keighley, Halifax and Bramley as a scrum-half or loose forward.

Background

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Ken Loxton's birth was registered in Lower Agbrigg district, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

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International honours

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Ken Loxton won a cap for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1971 against New Zealand.[1]

Club career

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Loxton made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Wednesday 22 May 1963, he joined Huddersfield from amateur club Normanton in 1965. He went on to play for Keighley, Halifax and Bramley,[2] 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". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b Gronow, David (2008). 100 Greats: Huddersfield Rugby League Football Club. Stroud: Stadia. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7524-4584-7.
  3. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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