Des Clarkson
Born: 25 Jan 1923
Personal Records
Seasons Played: 11Clubs Played For: 3
Tries in a Game: 3
Goals in a Game: 7
Drops in a Game: 0
Points in a Game: 15
Player Bio
Signed for Hunslet from Lock Lane ARLFC. Transferred to Leigh then moved to Leeds, Halifax, Keighley and CastlefordInternational Summary
Country |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Representative Summary
Team |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain Colours | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Representative Total |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Club Summary
Club |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunslet | 144 | 144 | 0 | 21 | 214 | 0 | 491 |
| Leeds Rhinos | 117 | 117 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 126 |
| Halifax Panthers | 116 | 116 | 0 | 22 | 89 | 0 | 244 |
| Club Total | 377 | 377 | 0 | 53 | 351 | 0 | 861 |
| Grand Total | 380 | 380 | 0 | 53 | 352 | 0 | 863 |
Seasonal Summary
Season |
Match Type | Team |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | International | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947-48 | Representative | Yorkshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-46 | Representative | Great Britain Colours | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1954-55 | Domestic | Halifax Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 1953-54 | Domestic | Halifax Panthers | 41 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 52 |
| 1952-53 | Domestic | Halifax Panthers | 47 | 47 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 125 |
| 1951-52 | Domestic | Halifax Panthers | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 55 |
| 1951-52 | Domestic | Leeds Rhinos | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1950-51 | Domestic | Leeds Rhinos | 43 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 40 |
| 1949-50 | Domestic | Leeds Rhinos | 39 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 1948-49 | Domestic | Leeds Rhinos | 20 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 50 |
| 1948-49 | Domestic | Hunslet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1947-48 | Domestic | Hunslet | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 101 |
| 1946-47 | Domestic | Hunslet | 38 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 141 |
| 1945-46 | Domestic | Hunslet | 43 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 150 |
| 1944-45 | Domestic | Hunslet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 94 |
| 1944-45 | Domestic | Leeds Rhinos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Matches In 1954-55
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Pos. |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1954 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0-23 | Halifax | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 Aug 1954 | Halifax | 10-4 | Wakefield Trinity | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 Aug 1954 | Halifax | 5-0 | Warrington | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 1954 | Halifax | 22-8 | Batley | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 Aug 1954 | Featherstone Rovers | 15-10 | Halifax | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 Sep 1954 | York | 8-11 | Halifax | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Sep 1954 | Leeds | 22-8 | Halifax | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competition Summary
Type |
Match Type | Competition |
Apps. |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | European Championship 1947-48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | County Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | Tour trial | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Domestic | Challenge Cup | 45 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 39 | |
| Domestic | League | 292 | 47 | 295 | 0 | 731 | |
| Domestic | Play-offs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Domestic | Tour - Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Domestic | Tour - NZ | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Domestic | Yorkshire Cup | 34 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 78 | |
Note: Player shirt numbers that appear in bracketed italics are where the player was named as a non-playing substitute.
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