Alex Fiddes
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Erskine Fiddes | |||||
| Born | circa-1914 Scotland | |||||
| Died | 1998 | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1933–33 | Hawick RFC | |||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1933–47 | Huddersfield | 467 | 233 | 184 | 1067 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1937 | British Empire XIII | 1 | ||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Alexander "Alex" Erskine Fiddes was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, and 1940s playing club level rugby union (RU) for Hawick RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for British Empire XIII, and at club level for Huddersfield (captain), as a Centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.
Playing career
International honours
Alex Fiddes represented British Empire XIII (RL) while at Huddersfield in the 15-0 victory over France at Stade Buffalo, Paris on Monday 1 November 1937.[1]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Alex Fiddes played Centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Huddersfield's 8-11 defeat by Castleford in the 1935 Challenge Cup final during the 1934–35 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1935.[2][3] During Alex Fiddes' time at Huddersfield, they had a 21–17 victory over Hull in the 1933 Challenge Cup final during the 1932–33 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1933, and a 13–9 aggregate victory over Bradford Northern in the 1945 Challenge Cup final during the 1944–45 season; the 7-4 victory in the first-leg at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield, and the 6-5 victory in the second-leg at Odsal Stadium, Bradford.
County Cup final appearances
Alex Fiddes played Centre, i.e. number 4, and scored 2-conversions in Huddersfield's 18–10 victory over Hull in the 1938 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.
References
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Sat 4th May 1935 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 39,000". thecastlefordtigers ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Scots have played their part". bbc.co.uk. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 1 January 2012.