Harry Slater (rugby league)


Harry Slater was a rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union for Wakefield Balne Lane RFC and 1906, and representative rugby league for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity , as a, or, i.e. number 6, or 7.

Playing career

County honours

Harry Slater won cap for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Harry Slater played, and was captain in Wakefield Trinity's 17−0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1909 Challenge Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909, in front of a crowd of 23,587.

Notable tour matches

Harry Slater played in Wakefield Trinity's 20-13 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 December 1908.

Club career

Harry Slater made his début for Wakefield Trinity during September 1904, he appears to have scored no drop-goals, but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.