Derek Whitehead
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| Full name | Derek Whitehead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 0 lb (83 kg; 182 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Whitehead is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and 1970s. From 1955 to 1959 he attended his local secondary school, Cromwell Road Secondary Modern School for Boys in Pendlebury. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Folly Lane ARLFC [1] (in Pendlebury), Swinton, Oldham and Warrington (Heritage № 694), as a fullback, i.e. number 1.
Derek Whitehead won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1971 against France (2 matches), and New Zealand.
Derek Whitehead played fullback, scored seven conversions, and was man of the match winning the Lance Todd Trophy in Warrington's 24-9 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1974 Challenge Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1974, in front of a crowd of 77,400, and scored two conversions in the 7-14 defeat by Widnes in the 1975 Challenge Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1975, in front of a crowd of 85,998.
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