Alan Lowndes (rugby)

Alan Lowndes

Personal information
Born	Stainforth, Doncaster, England[1]
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Carnegie College Wakefield RFC Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Yorkshire
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1968–77 Castleford 201 83 0 0 249 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1969 Yorkshire 1 1 0 0 3 1969 Great Britain U-24 1 1 0 0 3
Source: [2]

Alan Lowndes (birth unknown) is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and as a trialist for England, and at club level for Carnegie College and Wakefield RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, as a wing.[3][4]

Playing career

County honours

Alan Lowndes won a cap for Yorkshire (RL) while at Castleford; he played right wing in the 42–3 victory over Cumberland at Hull Kingston Rovers' stadium on 1 October 1969.[5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Alan Lowndes played left wing in Castleford's 11–6 victory over Salford in the 1969 Challenge Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 17 May 1969, in front of a crowd of 97,939,[6] and played left wing in the 7–2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1970, in front of a crowd of 95,255.[7]

County Cup Final appearances

Alan Lowndes played left wing in Castleford's 7–11 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971.

References

1. Winstanley, Jack; Ryding, Malcolm (1975). John Player Rugby League Yearbook. 1975-76. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-362-00223-2.
2. "Player Summary: Alan Lowndes". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
3. David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport – Castleford Rugby League – A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
4. "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
5. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
6. "Sat 17th May 1969 – Challenge Cup – Neutral Ground – 97,939". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
7. "Sat 9th May 1970 – Challenge Cup – Neutral Ground – 95,255". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

• Search for "Lowndes" at rugbyleagueproject.org
• (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk