Halifax (known as the Halifax Blue Sox between 1996 and 2002) is an English rugby league club who have had numerous notable players (1,362 as of 31 October 2018) throughout their history, each player of the rugby league era who has played (and so excludes non-playing substitutes) in a competitive first-class match (including those matches that were subsequently abandoned, expunged or re-played, but excluding friendlies) has been allocated a sequential heritage number in order of their appearance by Halifax.Hardcastle, Andrew (1986). The Thrum Hall Story. Andrew Hardcastle.Hardcastle, Andrew (1994). Thrum Hall Greats. Andrew Hardcastle.Hardcastle, Andrew (16 December 1999). Halifax Rugby League: the First 100 Years. The History Press. Gate, Robert (1 April 2004). 100 Greats Thrum Hallers Halifax Heroes 1945 - 1998. The History Press. Hardcastle, Andrew (16 May 2011). A Welshman in Halifax: Garfield Owen - Rugby Footballer. London League Publications Ltd. Hardcastle, Andrew (18 Feb 2013). In Full Bloem: Jamie Bloem - Rugby Footballer. London League Publications Ltd.
List of players Name Position Records/Notes 592 hooker 890 ‡ 192 92 845 344 1930–31 Challenge Cup winner (4-goals) 1311 ‡ ± 898 ‡ 173 1283 ‡ ± 98 97 208 85 1302 ‡ ± 1083 ‡ 756 941 ‡ 1061 ‡ 1055 ‡ ± 934 ‡ 1105 ‡ ± 825 birthdate 1943 died 23 December 2018 374 608 501 938 ‡ 1187 ‡ ± 6 1300 ‡ ± 1310 ‡ ± 220 884 679 840 141 1001 348 994 ‡ 1185 ‡ 1013 ‡ 140 972 ‡ 1038 ‡ 474 738 ‡ 1066 ‡ 357 1215 ‡ ± 823 1279 ‡ ± 1335 ‡ ± 1016 x 1271 ‡ ± 35 1289 ‡ ± 1230 ‡ ± 1285 ‡ ± 1121 ‡ 20 826 214 530 785 79 774 456 1092 ‡ 575 168 1195 ‡ ± 400 226 308 156 1159 ‡ ± 306 896 ‡ ‡ 964 ‡ 193 933 ‡ Should the following "Martin Bell" statistics actually be attributed to Martin Bella ‡ tbc ‡ ± 354 1041 ‡ 920 ‡ 339 516 541 1269 ‡ ± 652 438 445 1258 ± 478 62 1164 ‡ ± 614 432 849 ‡ 129 1039 ‡ 1206 ‡ ± 841 ‡ 212 1211 ‡ ± 882 ‡ 367 520 590 1111 ‡ ± 325 383 899 ‡ 434 ex-Redruth R.F.C. scrum-half (RU)) 824 786 1214 not associated with Halifax on rugbyleagueproject.org, or on loverugbyleague.com? 243 563 1102 ‡ ± 1204 ‡ ± 777 1248 not associated with Halifax on rugbyleagueproject.org, or on loverugbyleague.com? 7 1208 ‡ ± 1099 ‡ 1252 ± 636 from Swansea RFC in 1951–52 for £850, loan to Castleford in 1953–54, 1232 ± 274 1264 ‡ ± 1276 ± 1054 ‡ 1341 ± tbc ‡ ± 1308 ‡ ± 621 1224 ‡ ± 1280 ‡ ± 632 126 778 928 462 1095 ‡ 36 658 1080 ‡ ± 809 337 358 425 219 526 712 1115 ‡ ± 421 631 1156 ‡ ± 433 822 265 1035 ‡ 1322 ± 174 107 1328 ‡ ± 948 ‡ 332 519 225 380 723 from South Africa (rugby union?) 1021 ‡ 1316 ± 787 611 105 509 1205 ‡ ± 282 195 353 762 656 128 388 772 1070 ‡ 871 ‡ tbc ‡ ± 53 1329 ‡ ± 413 538 653 779 (Testimonial match 1981) ‡ 834 1193 ‡ ± 1116 ‡ ± 1158 ‡ ± 801 x 842 533 1000 923 ‡ 587 452 1303 ‡ ± 495 909 ‡ 431 926 ‡ 213 372 455 555 1287 ‡ ± 178 37 1169 ‡ ± 493 875 1275 ± 1270 ‡ ± 1087 ‡ 249 426 846 ‡ 8 1109 ‡ 489 1096 ‡ 637 1148 ‡ ± 262 677 1107 ‡ 573 1233 ± 55 1888 British Isles tourist (RU) 157 236 100 75 643 593 1069 ‡ 886 ‡ 625 89 741 1037 ‡ 283 1176 ‡ ± 1183 ‡ ± 42 161 150 399 673 1320 ‡ ± 597 396 1340 ± 1262 ± 987 ‡ 172 698 364 , father of Shirley Crabtree (Big Daddy), grandfather of Eorl Crabtree 1117 ‡ 1334 ± 559 754 638 704 609 320 221 30 957 ‡ 1173 ‡ ± tbc ‡ ± 394 525 724 815 ‡ 546 414 1151 ‡ 531 1314 ‡ ± 198 402 197 1306 ± 379 553 775 322 187 811 x 15 459 1071 ‡ ± 602 144 466 807 108 745 68 996 ‡ 558 905 ‡ 17 285 963 ‡ 1336 ± 1040 ‡ 1304 ‡ ± 716 447 950 ‡ 971 ‡ 726 802 480 554 1152 ‡ ± 1172 ‡ ± 997 ‡ tbc ‡ ± 313 832 464 133 1291 ± 722 1126 ‡ ± 598 804 965 ‡ 28 743 (from Wakefield RFC) 29 503 147 1337 ‡ ± 710 1064 ‡ 810 469 12 1154 ‡ ± 1082 ‡ 1014 ‡ 450 349 1088 ‡ ± 1135 ‡ 185 205 876 x 52 500 311 381 894 ‡ 241 858 423 240 690 959 ‡ 405 1288 ‡ ± 1263 is this Jack Fairbank? ± 238 66 617 171 1192 ‡ ± 713 663 626 749 67 1120 ‡ ± 342 561 1201 ± 893 ‡ 768 829 446 1031 ‡ 1290 ‡ ± 970 ‡ 1166 ‡ ± 814 1170 ‡ 660 16 1140 ‡ ± 1207 ‡ ± 41 1266 ± 351 346 50 1130 ‡ 566 1163 ‡ ± 1030 ‡ 714 56 514 440 1137 ‡ ± 860 442 336 703 1324 ± 750 795 122 1024 665 1175 ‡ ± 382 167 751 1124 ‡ ± 897 ‡ 508 443 231 881 ‡ 868 ‡ 289 27 409 276 360 1281 ± 454 1231 ‡ 961 ‡ 1106 ‡ ± 235 765 734 314 363 1072 ‡ 700 504 123 340 259 1267 ‡ ± 1253 ‡ ± 1129 ‡ ± 1131 ‡ ± 927 444 747 1305 ± 907 ‡ 273 1256 ± 914 ‡ 1240 ‡ ± tbc ‡ ± 266 473 467 576 847 463 577 557 33 43 498 1090 ‡ 916 ‡ 113 1168 ‡ ± 57 570 211 820 is this the same Lee Greenwood (Keighley) ‡ 1143 ‡ ± 1259 ‡ ± 1065 ‡ 65 549 552 502 158 x 151 644 428 233 647 1019 862 74 1197 ‡ ± 1179 ‡ ± 979 ‡ 551 591 260 1189 ‡ 116 936 ‡ 962 ‡ 217 343 218 267 164 x 1202 ‡ ± 255 22 1112 ‡ 929 ‡ 1044 ‡ 286 tbc ‡ ± 805 878 ‡ 752 1161 ‡ ± 629 95 1162 ‡ ± 1057 ‡ 986 ‡ 1295 ‡ ± 1104 ‡ 605 850 ‡ 978 ‡ 345 725 139 1027 ‡ 879 1053 ‡ 1178 ‡ 518 731 1028 ‡ 121 1237 ‡ ± 1128 ‡ ± 568 781 1228 ‡ ± 600 99 1293 ‡ ± 1244 ‡ ± 1226 is this Daniel Heckenberg? ± ‡ 1146 101 855 672 32 1277 ± 661 755 1297 ‡ ± 1010 999 ‡ 954 ‡ 163 429 365 368 1078 ‡ ± 993 ‡ 1180 ‡ ± 135 821 born – died 891 ‡ 1222 ‡ ± 1247 ‡ ± 1110 ‡ ± 674 1119 ‡ ± 152 264 x 588 375 1313 ‡ ± 1223 ± 61 1132 ‡ 982 ‡ 268 244 983 ‡ 655 330 110 1114 ‡ ± 646 817 307 252 119 137 93 162 424 91 869 ‡ 753 131 799 515 1221 ‡ ± 295 507 942 ‡ 215 719 1149 ‡ 887 664 x is this Reginald Hughes? 581 536 904 ‡ 496 453 333 989 ‡ 633 to York 537 x 222 1018 ‡ 420 408 401 946 ‡ 693 485 776 697 1052 ‡ 9 1081 ‡ 1084 x ‡ 1274 ± 952 ‡ 715 685 915 ‡ 843 398 816 579 278 229 792 635 370 641 277 831 1225 ± 472 1317 ‡ ± 998 680 461 1186 ‡ ± 739 448 200 499 386 84 486 1245 ‡ ± 184 506 953 ‡ 827 465 449 1318 ‡ ± 1008 ‡ 18 706 666 727 720 770 988 ‡ 569 1042 ‡ 475 1075 ‡ 564 298 543 955 ‡ 301 708 1217 ‡ ± 194 130 758 848 1177 ‡ ± 297 11 391 x 269 654 1 59 39 1125 ‡ ± Also misnamed on rugbyleagueproject.org as Simon Know ‡ 1043 ‡ 1260 ± 182 901 180 667 48 290 939 ‡ 870 ‡ 650 1209 ‡ ± 1196 ‡ ± 1153 ‡ ± 1058 ‡ ± 863 ‡ 649 1050 ‡ 1155 ‡ ± 622 505 143 111 839 797 517 494 34 352 1046 ‡ 106 136 45 237 662 411 31 114 76 166 974 ‡ 227 760 1034 ‡ ± 279 857 ‡ 270 250 640 71 991 ‡ 327 583 584 1198 ‡ ± 721 851 624 676 88 82 523 1278 ± 385 tbc ‡ ± 1331 ‡ ± 487 1298 ‡ ± 302 735 702 659 940 ‡ 783 1094 ‡ 253 699 316 902 ‡ 1077 ‡ 134 711 1325 ‡ ± 766 ‡ 918 ‡ 844 1067 ‡ 889 ‡ 761 627 1200 not associated with Halifax on rugbyleagueproject.org, or on loverugbyleague.com? 567 1139 ‡ ± 1181 ‡ 315 924 ‡ 51 481 958 ‡ 521 1165 ‡ ± 511 1127 ‡ 284 1045 ‡ 510 1150 ‡ 160 992 ‡ 529 417 5 90 1319 ‡ ± 1339 ± 1108 ‡ 980 ‡ 412 186 744 153 482 418 419 742 1123 ‡ 990 ‡ 303 547 46 102 477 397 204 328 668 1017 ‡ 1089 ‡ ± 947 ‡ tbc ‡ ± 1003 1273 ‡ ± 932 ‡ 1330 ‡ ± 23 535 393 545 206 362 1063 ‡ 1194 ‡ ± 540 120 81 tbc ‡ ± 392 1299 ‡ ± 78 903 ‡ 183 867 347 1191 ‡ ± 671 1261 not associated with Halifax on rugbyleagueproject.org, or on loverugbyleague.com? 585 1073 ‡ ± 299 528 610 tbc ± 1309 ‡ ± 790 1282 ‡ ± 124 202 1138 ‡ 856 1002 296 556 1227 not on loverugbyleague.com? ‡ 937 ‡ 852 tbc ‡ ± 439 1167 ‡ ± 54 83 40 373 10 943 ‡ 763 634 460 369 1171 ‡ 913 ‡ 132 tbc ± 1213 not associated with Halifax on rugbyleagueproject.org, or on loverugbyleague.com? 880 ‡ 586 835 836 828 877 ‡ 1103 ‡ 696 615 to Castleford (loan) 527 479 1284 ‡ ± 165 900 861 675 335 263 883 329 639 669 594 613 483 169 70 1062 ‡ 321 973 ‡ 1004 230 1251 ‡ ± 1032 ‡ 619 1097 ‡ 288 190 191 968 ‡ 1147 ‡ ± 1220 ‡ 550 1033 ‡ 1136 ‡ 691 497 1049 ‡ 47 112 1048 ‡ 223 565 1113 ‡ ± 767 1332 ± 1007 ‡ 642 793 895 ‡ 1315 ‡ ± 1098 ‡ 534 694 524 967 ‡ 1026 ‡ 599 769 280 803 919 ‡ 603 571 925 ‡ 548 759 155 596 209 748 872 977 ‡ 692 1015 985 ‡ 740 1118 ‡ 539 1254 ± 271 1005 319 tbc ± 757 272 287 201 361 733 1218 ± 601 tbc ‡ ± 1294 ‡ ± 323 687 355 324 718 1029 ‡ 921 ‡ 1011 ‡ 944 ‡ ‡ 2 1093 ‡ 544 681 604 19 104 966 ‡ 239 488 542 254 376 732 930 1006 1241 ‡ ± 1144 ‡ ± 4 216 1296 ‡ ± 138 707 (Testimonial match 1969) 562 1020 ‡ 1338 ‡ ± 956 ‡ 60 199 981 ‡ 1188 ‡ ± 595 1059 ‡ 304 1068 ‡ 1235 ‡ ± 1286 ± 404 (ex-Redruth R.F.C. fly-half England Schoolboy, Cornwall, Cornwall & Devon against New Zealand(RU)) 1101 ‡ ± 931 ‡ 203 25 275 935 ‡ 1326 ‡ ± 818 623 tbc ± 773 1134 ‡ ± 1321 ‡ ± 1142 ‡ 782 560 906 651 247 x 1051 ‡ 717 808 ‡ 701 1091 ‡ ± 532 1174 ‡ 1074 ‡ 512 873 ‡ 1023 ‡ tbc ‡ ± 38 415 476 695 188 1122 ‡ 384 1212 ‡ ± 1184 ‡ ± 281 196 1246 ‡ ± 457 885 ‡ 788 1022 ‡ 1216 ± 864 969 ‡ 746 1199 not on loverugbyleague.com ‡ ± tbc ‡ ± 94 1100 ‡ 800 1085 ‡ 96 tbc ‡ ± 1255 ‡ ± 58 234 1182 ‡ ± 437 350 334 922 ‡ 1157 ‡ 338 232 1250 ‡ ± 1060 ‡ ± 917 (Testimonial match 1991) ‡ Are both sets of statistics for the same Steve Smith? ‡ 356 1056 ‡ 791 ‡ 686 1239 ‡ ± 1009 ‡ 427 912 ‡ 387 688 1323 ‡ ± 574 125 1210 ‡ ± 945 ‡ 1219 not associated with Halifax on rugbyleagueproject.org, or on loverugbyleague.com? 245 984 ‡ 422 888 ‡ 730 657 784 145 949 ‡ 729 728 618 63 44 142 1047 ‡ 118 490 146 261 242 248 77 830 49 305 256 109 318 159 309 806 103 648 582 175 1133 ‡ 1272 ‡ ± 1333 ‡ ± 491 179 492 317 1327 ‡ ± 513 389 176 975 ‡ 859 689 1301 ‡ ± 1145 ‡ ± 64 395 154 378 406 458 407 181 813 645 410 578 572 854 1141 ‡ ± 1076 ‡ 736 246 436 628 207 390 837 1307 ‡ ± 24 522 451 589 468 300 470 670 416 1243 not on loverugbyleague.com? ‡ 780 1086 ‡ 678 705 257 1036 x ‡ 794 1292 ‡ ± 1079 ‡ 910 ‡ 1236 ‡ ± 865 x 251 630 291 683 210 709 874 ‡ 1312 ± 1229 not associated with Halifax on rugbyleagueproject.org, or on loverugbyleague.com? 1265 ± 73 72 819 ‡ 294 148 484 127 580 1242 ‡ ± 310 Eddie Watkins played in Glamorgan's 18–14 victory over Monmouthshire in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a 471 1025 ‡ ± 833 1238 ‡ ± 430 798 838 620 117 1190 ‡ 911 ‡ 366 258 1203 ± 951 ‡ 616 1249 ‡ ± 606 607 371 435 892 ‡ 14 331 x 224 960 ‡ 866 170 26 976 ‡ 612 149 228 682 796 69 115 341 737 771 812 21 1257 ‡ ± 13 359 908 ‡ 1012 ‡ 3 292 789 ‡ 80 441 995 ‡ ± 1342 ‡ ± tbc ‡ ± 377 1160 ‡ ± 177 403 189 853 293 1268 ‡ ± 1234 ‡ ± 764 684 86 326 87 312
^¹ = Played For Halifax During More Than One Period ^² = Prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored two points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, and "0²" indicates that drop-goals may not have been recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the Field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points. ^³ = During the first two seasons of the Northern Union (now known as the Rugby Football League), i.e. the 1895–96 season and 1896–97 season, conversions were worth 2-points, penalty goals 3-points and drop goals 4-points ¢ = player has (potential) links to other rugby league clubs on Wikipedia BBC = BBC2 Floodlit Trophy CC = Challenge Cup CF = Championship Final CM = Captain Morgan Trophy RT = League Cup, i.e. Player's No. 6, John Player (Special), Regal Trophy YC = Yorkshire County Cup YL = Yorkshire League
Players earning international caps while at Halifax
Alvin Ackerley won caps for England while at Halifax 1952 Other Nationalities (2 matches), Wales, 1953 France (2 matches), Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax 1952 Australia, 1958 New Zealand Albert Akroyd won caps for England while at Halifax 1921 Wales Asa Amone won caps for Tonga while at Halifax 1995 ?-caps Albert Atkinson won caps for England while at Halifax 1930 Other Nationalities Simon Baldwin won caps for England while at Halifax 1995 Wales (sub), France Ike Bartle won caps for England while at Halifax 1906 Other Nationalities Arthur Bassett won caps for Wales while at Halifax 1939...1946 3-caps, and won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1946 against Australia (2 matches) David Bates won caps for Ireland while at Gateshead Thunder, Halifax and York City Knights 2003...2006 3-caps + 3-caps (sub)