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{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
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'''Alfred "Alf" Higgs''' is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] former professional [[rugby league]] [[footballer]] of the 1920s who at representative level has played for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for [[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]].<ref name=>Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6</ref>
'''Alfred James Higgs''' (born 1904) was a Welsh professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]] and [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] as a {{rlp|ce}}.<ref>{{Cite book|first1=Graham|last1=Williams|first2=Peter|last2=Lush|first3=David|last3=Farrar|date=November 2009|title=The British Rugby League Records Book|pages=108–114|publisher=London League Publications Ltd|isbn=978-1-903659-49-6}}</ref>


==Background==
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==International Honours==
Higgs was born in [[Pontypool]], Wales, in 1904.
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Alf Higgs won a cap for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] while at Oldham 1928 1-cap.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Alfred_Higgs/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=2008-12-31|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Club career===
Higgs played at {{rlp|ce}} in [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]'s 22–8 victory over [[York Wasps|York]] in the [[1930–31 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1930–31 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 2 May 1931, in front of a crowd of 40,368.

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===International honours===
Higgs won a [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] while at Oldham in the 12–20 defeat by England at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Wednesday 11 January 1928.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>

==Outside rugby league==
After retiring from rugby, Higgs ran a grocery in Halifax before returning to Wales in 1940.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alf Higgs Returning to Wales |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19400828/046/0003 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian |date=28 August 1940 |page=3 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Alfred_Higgs/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050407063952/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_h.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk]

*[http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_h.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk]
{{Oldham - 1926–27 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Halifax RLFC - 1931 Challenge Cup Final winners}}


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Latest revision as of 19:06, 19 December 2023

Not to be confused with Alfred Higgs (athlete).

Alf Higgs
Personal information
Full nameAlfred James Higgs[1]
Born1904
Pontypool, Wales
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1925–30 Oldham 140 37 0 0 111
1930–35 Halifax
Total 140 37 0 0 111
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928 Wales 1
Source: [2]

Alfred James Higgs (born 1904) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Oldham and Halifax as a centre.[3]

Background

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Higgs was born in Pontypool, Wales, in 1904.

Playing career

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Club career

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Higgs played at centre in Halifax's 22–8 victory over York in the 1930–31 Challenge Cup Final during the 1930–31 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1931, in front of a crowd of 40,368.

International honours

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Higgs won a cap for Wales while at Oldham in the 12–20 defeat by England at Central Park, Wigan on Wednesday 11 January 1928.[2]

Outside rugby league

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After retiring from rugby, Higgs ran a grocery in Halifax before returning to Wales in 1940.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (November 2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League Publications Ltd. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. ^ "Alf Higgs Returning to Wales". Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian. 28 August 1940. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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