Fred Woolley

Fred Woolley

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Woolley
Born	(1880-12-22)22 December 1880 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	18 January 1955(1955-01-18) (aged 74) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 190? Northern Districts 190? Globe RFC 190? Balmain RFC Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Fullback, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1908–10 Balmain 25 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1909 New South Wales 4 0 0 0 0 1909 Metropolis 1 0 0 0 0 1909 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
Source: As of 15 February 2019

Fred Woolley (22 December 1880 – 18 January 1955) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played for Balmain and was a foundation player of the club.

Background

Woolley played Rugby Union with Northern Districts, Glebe and Balmain before switching codes to join Balmain in 1908.

Playing career

Woolley was a foundation player for Balmain and played in the club's first ever season which was also the first season of Rugby League in Australia.

In 1909, Woolley was selected to play for Australia, New South Wales and Metropolis.

Woolley went on to play with Balmain up until the end of 1910 and remarkably went his whole career without scoring a try.

Woolley was the uncle of Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee Wally Prigg.