David Busfield
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| Full name | David Busfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1953 Shawcross, Dewsbury England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Backs, Forwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David "Dave" Busfield (born 22 November 1953), also known by the nickname of "Bussy"/"Buzzy", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 514), Halifax (Heritage № 871), Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 897), Hull F.C. (Heritage №), and Dewsbury, as a back, or forward, and coached at club level for Dewsbury, Batley and Royal Air Force (RL).[3]
Background[edit]
Busfield was born in Shawcross, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career[edit]
Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]
Dave Busfield played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing left-second-row, i.e. number 11, Alan Rhodes) in Featherstone Rovers' 9–24 defeat by Warrington in the 1973–74 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.[citation needed]
County Cup Final appearances[edit]
Dave Busfield played loose forward in Halifax's 6-15 defeat by Leeds in the 1979–80 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1979.
References[edit]
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at hullfc.com". hullfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links[edit]
- Maurice Bamford column
- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → Past Players → B at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Batley Bulldogs coaches
- Dewsbury Rams coaches
- Dewsbury Rams players
- English rugby league coaches
- English rugby league players
- Featherstone Rovers players
- Halifax R.L.F.C. players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Hull F.C. players
- Rugby league players from Dewsbury
- Rugby league utility players
- Wakefield Trinity players