HON. VICE PRESIDENTS
J.Lyttle J.D.Matthewman T.Scargill J.P.Roberts
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HON. LIFE MEMBERS
D.M.Hird BEM A.Lancaster MBE M.A.Turner S.Broadhead
K.Ripley G.Brook D.Bradshaw N.Walsh B.Fisher
B.Clarke C.Squires K.Squires J.Kershaw
J.D.Ellison P.Haslegrave A.Smith K.Millington
E.Firth R.H.Cropper C.Stubley B.Robinson
L.Chandler C.Smith D.Ellis A.Myers A.Stott
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LIFE MEMBERS
D.Dyson B.Carter G.Squires M.Hirst
Index
In alphabetical order below are the people that are entered into our Hall of Fame. Please scroll down to see a paragraph on each of the people.
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David Bradshaw
NAME: David Bradshaw
CLUB POSITION: Coach
HONOURS: Coach of Shaw Cross Rovers who were one of the most successful teams in the clubs history
OTHER: David was coach of the Shaw Cross Rovers side and has been connected with the club for more than forty years.
John Dalgreen
NAME: John Dalgreen
PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: Halifax, Warrington
HONOURS: Played for Great Britain
OTHER: He played for Fulham when they started up in London, I have played with and against some tough blokes but he was without a doubt the toughest I ever came across (glad he played for us) I saw him play for GB at Wigans Old Central Park Ground and he had the tough Aussie Les Boyd in his pocket, Boyd eventually "lost it" and was sent off for striking John who was smiling from ear to ear as Boyd got his marching orders, he was a skillfull player as well but he never took a backward step and would bash you hard in the tackle then beat you with a pass or his speed of thought, his best days were at Warrington but he was a popular player for all his clubs and a teamate you could rely on in a tough game. (Chris Smith)
Carl Gibson
NAME: Carl Gibson
PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: Batley, Leeds
HONOURS: Made the Leeds regular first team, 8 Yorkshire apps
OTHER: Tuesday 7th July 1981 was a significant day in the career of Carl Gibson, the speedy threequarter who turned professional on that day. Gibson was a product of the Shaw Cross junior club, and he did not have far to travel for his first professional appointment, for it was with his local club, Batley. Several of the so called ‘more fashionable’ clubs sought the signature of Gibson, but he preferred to remain with a number of his former amateur colleagues who had joined Batley around that time. During his five seasons at Mount Pleasant, Gibson made 120 appearances for the Gallant Youths, and scored 81 tries. He also gained international recognition with Batley, making the first of his ten Test appearances whilst with the club. Gibson also played eight times for Yorkshire in ‘War of the Roses’ matches, the first two as a Batley player. However, in January 1986, Gibson was lured away from Mount Pleasant, although it took a club record £50,000 transfer fee from Leeds to prise Gibson away from his beloved Mount Pleasant.
Lee Gilmour
NAME: Lee Gilmour
PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls, St Helens, Huddersfield Giants
HONOURS: Made over 14 appearances for Great Britain, Won every honour at club level with St Helens, won Super League with Bradford and Wigan, represented Scotland in 2000
OTHER: Lee has to be one of the best players ever to leave the club and is a true legend. An established international Gilmour's usual position is second row, but he has played on the wing and in the centres when a back-line player suffered an injury. Lee Gilmour has in the past played for Bradford and Wigan. Gilmour is also a Great Britain and Scotland international. Gilmour gained true international repute when during the 2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations he scored the decisive try in the Lions’ 23-12 win in Sydney in 2006. Lee made his Wigan debut in 1997 and spent four years there before moving onto Bradford in 2001. After two seasons there Lee moved to St Helens winning major honours and becoming one of the most successful players ever to leave the club at Shaw Cross. He now plys his trade with Huddersfield Giants.
Douglas Hird B.E.M
NAME: Douglas Hird B.E.M
CLUB POSITION: Founder Member / Secretary / P.R.O / Committee Member
HONOURS: Awarded by the Order of the British Empire with British Empire Medal, RFL volunteer award, Heavy Woollen Life Time Award.
OTHER: I think we all realise the tremendous amount of work he has done to keep Shaw Cross at the forefront of the game, he leads by example and has always looked to the future, he is Mr. Shaw Cross and his after match presentations are legendary, all in all he is a great bloke who has driven our club forward ever since it was founded in 1947. Received a Keystone Gold Award for his service over 30 years in 1979 - now has done over 60 years.
Austin Kilroy
NAME: Austin Kilroy
PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: Huddersfield, Bradford Northern
HONOURS: Made the NABRU team (England U18's Rugby Union side)
OTHER: Austin was a great athlete who played mainly in the centre. Made the National Association Boys Rugby Union side along with another Sharks player.
Alan Lancaster
NAME: Alan Lancaster M.B.E
PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: : Bradford Northern, Huddersfield, Doncaster / Treasurer, Founder Member
HONOURS: Founder member of Shaw Cross Boys Club
OTHER: Alan Lancaster was a scrum half who made the professional ranks and was also one of the founder members of the Shaw Cross Boys Club. He was also a foudner member of the Shaw Cross French Exchange in 1970, which still takes place today. Alan was awarded an MBE for his services to sport in the 2008 New Year's Honours list.
Michael Stephenson
NAME: Michael Stephenson
PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: Dewsbury, Penrith
HONOURS: Captain of the Dewsbury side, led them to the Championship in '72
OTHER: Penrith payed the £20,000 world record fee at the time - recorded in the Guinness Book of Records at the time. Mick is now not only a huge part of the broadcasting team at Sky Sports and part of the famous duo "Eddie & Stevo" but he is also involved with the Rugby League heritage centre. Gillette Rugby League Heritage Centre is the largest collection of rugby league memorabilia ever presented under one roof, all superbly displayed in the building where it all began - http://www.rlheritage.co.uk. Mick also opened the new Clubhouse in 1998 at Shaw Cross.
Nigel Stephenson
NAME: Nigel Stephenson
PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: Dewsbury, Bradford Northern, York, Wakefield Trinity
HONOURS: Captain of successful Dewsbury side won Championship 1973, 10 Yorkshire apps
OTHER: Broke the Shaw Cross goal kicking record, landing 138 goals, before he left to join Dewsbury. He became captain of Dewsbury and completed 20 years as a professional player. In his first class career he kicked 959 goals and scored 205 tries. Nigel also played for Bradford, Carlisle, Wakefield Trinity and York, as well as for his country and England. One of Dewsbury’s greatest and fairest players was centre Nigel Stephenson (no relation to Mike Stephenson) who was a Crown Flatt favourite for many seasons. Nigel had skippered his Shaw Cross side before joining Dewsbury and was one of the most promising youngsters to leave the Shaw Cross nursery. He made his debut for Dewsbury at the age of 16 in 1966 and his career in the Dewsbury colours was one of the greatest. and between 1966 and 1978 when he joined Bradford Northern, he had made 330 appearances, scoring 820 goals, 39 drop goals and 124 tries. But Nigel will always be remembered for his part in Dewsbury’s League Championship win in 1973 when he scored a try and kicked five goals in the final against Leeds. He was undoubtedly an outstanding player and is surely one of the best never to have been capped by Great Britain. However, he did play for England against Australia in 1975, but no caps were awarded. He gained county recognition and was capped 10 times for Yorkshire.
Michael Sullivan
NAME: Michael Sullivan
PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: Huddersfield, St Helens, Wigan, York, Dewsbury
HONOURS: 351 tries in 48 test matches, appeared at Wembley with Wigan and St Helens, record sequence of appearances for Great Britain, scored a hat-trick four times for GB
OTHER: Michael was new to the game when he joined Shaw Cross but he took to the game like a duck to water. He trained hard, he was usually the first to arrive for training, and the last to leave, and it was soon evident that this 10 stone lad would be a "star" in the making. He revelled in the keen atmosphere of Test football; the greater the occasion the better he performed. In 1957 he signed for a then record fee for Huddersfield but within hours Wigan swooped to sign him. When talking to Dougie Hird recently he was such an admirer and was adamant that he had never seen a player with as much speed as Mick.
Derek Turner
NAME: Derek Turner
PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: Hull KR, Oldham, Wakefield Trinity
HONOURS: Played for Great Britain
OTHER: Derek Turner was one of the great Loose forwards of the game who went on to play for Hull KR, Wakefield and Oldham. He also represented Great Britain at international level and went on to become an all time legend of the game.
Norman Wainwright
NAME: Norman Wainwright
PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: Huddersfield
HONOURS: Made the NABRU team (England U18's Rugby Union side)
OTHER: Norman was a great athlete who played mainly in the centre. Made the National Association Boys Rugby Union side along with another Sharks player.
David Ward
NAME: David Ward