Allan Agar

Allan Agar ((1949-06-11)11 June 1949) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s, and 1990s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers (twice), Dewsbury, New Hunslet, Hull Kingston Rovers, Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage № 878), and Carlisle, as a scrum half back, i.e. number 7. Agar then coached at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Bramley, and Rochdale Hornets. Allan Agar is the father of the rugby league player and coach Richard Agar.

Born in West Riding of Yorkshire, Agar was a pupil at Normanton Grammar School alongside rugby league players Mick Morgan, and Stuart Carlton.

Allan Agar played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Dewsbury's 9-36 defeat by Leeds in the 1972 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 7 October 1972, in front of a crowd of 7,806, played Scrum-half/Halfback in Dewsbury's 22-13 victory over Leeds in the Championship Final during the 1972–73 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 19 May 1973, played in Hull Kingston Rovers' Championship victory during the 1978–79 season, played Scrum-half/Halfback in the 26-11 defeat to Hull F.C. in the 1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1979–80 season at The Boulevard, Hull on Tuesday 18 December 1979, in front of a crowd of 16,605, and played Scrum-half/Halfback in the 10-5 victory over Hull F.C. in 1980 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000.