English rugby league footballer and coach (1936–2019)
Maurice Bamford
Personal information
Born
(1936-04-20)20 April 1936[1] Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died
23 May 2019(2019-05-23) (aged 83)[1]
Playing information
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
Hull FC
1957–63
Dewsbury
Total
0
0
0
0
0
Coaching information
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
1974
Dewsbury
1978–80
Halifax
1980–81
Huddersfield
1981–82
Wigan
69
37
3
29
54
1982–83
Bramley
45
23
2
20
51
1983–85
Leeds
54
34
4
16
63
1986–88
Leeds
57
31
3
23
54
1988
Workington Town
2
0
0
2
0
1988–90
Dewsbury
4
3
0
1
75
1992–93
Bramley
1
0
0
1
0
1997
Prescot Panthers
2000
Lancashire Lynx
Total
232
128
12
92
55
Representative
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
1984–86
Great Britain
10
3
2
5
30
1988
Great Britain
1
1
0
0
100
Source: [2][3]
Maurice Bamford (20 April 1936 – 23 May 2019) was an English professional rugby league footballer and coach.[4] He also went on to write several books on rugby league.[5]
^ ab"Maurice Bamford, rugby league player and coach who managed Great Britain – obituary". Telegraph. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
^"Maurice Bamford". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (26 March 1998). Rothman's Rugby League Yearbook 1998. Headline. p. 362. ISBN 978-0-7472-7683-8.
^"Play With a Smile… Funny Stories in Rugby League by Maurice Bamford". Rl1908.com. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
^""Maurice Bamford" - Google Search". Google.com.au. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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