Frederick Roffey

Fred Roffey
	Godfrey Phillips Cigarette card featuring Fred Roffey
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Leonard Roffey
Born	14 April 1895; Godstone, England
Died	October 1988 (aged 93); Claro, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Rugby league
Position	Prop, Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Representative
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Frederick "Fred" Leonard Roffey (born 14 April 1895 – October 1988) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Ebbw Vale RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for Wigan (Heritage No. 277)^[2] and St. Helens (Heritage No. 341) (captain), as a prop, hooker, second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Background[edit]

Frederick Roffey was born in Godstone, Surrey, England, and he died aged 93 in Claro, North Yorkshire, England.

Frederick Roffey won 2 caps for Wales in 1921–1926 while at Wigan and St. Helens.^[1]

Frederick Roffey played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Monmouthshire's 14-18 defeat by Glamorgan in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.^[5]

Frederick Roffey played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Wigan's 13-2 victory over Oldham in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.^[6]

Frederick Roffey played loose forward in Wigan's 20-2 victory over Leigh in the 1922–23 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 25 November 1922,^[7] and played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, and was captain in St. Helens' 10-2 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1926–27 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 20 November 1926.

Frederick Roffey changed rugby football codes from rugby union to rugby league when he transferred from Ebbw Vale RFC to Wigan, he made his début for Wigan in the 18-5 victory over Rochdale Hornets at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 25 September 1920, he scored his first try for Wigan in the 21-0 victory over Salford at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 20 November 1920, he scored his last try for Wigan in the 63-5 victory over Salford at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 17 January 1925, and he played his last match for Wigan in the 4-13 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship play-off semi-final match at Old Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 18 April 1925, and he transferred from Wigan to St. Helens.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
^ "1921–1922 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "1922–1923 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.