4 June 2018(2018-06-04) (aged 82) Wakefield, England
Playing information
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight
11 st 5 lb (72 kg)
Position
Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1957–69
Wakefield Trinity
319
62
16
0
218
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1960
Yorkshire
1
1962
Great Britain
3
0
0
0
0
Source: [1]
As of 12 February 2009
Harold Poynton (1 March 1936 – 4 June 2018)[2] also known by the nicknames "Fishcake", "Poynton the Pippin", and "Prince of Bamboozlers",[3] was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage No. 643) (captain), as a stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 6, or 7.[1]
^ ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"A Tribute to Harold Poynton" (Document). Howarth Funeral Service. 21 June 2018.
^Waring, Eddie (1963). Eddie Waring - Rugby League - Annual 1963–64. Stockport: Boon & Co. ISBN na
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