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{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{distinguish|Alfred Higgs (athlete)}}
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|name = Alfred Higgs
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|fullname = Alfred James Higgs<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleague.wales">{{cite web|url=https://rugbyleague.wales/player-rl?id=157903&authtoken=QkU3RUVDRjAtMzYzNi00Q0M3LTk0Q0EtMEE4MUI2QkJGMjM4&teamid=MTA1MzU3|title=Statistics at rugbyleague.wales|publisher=rugbyleague.wales|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref>
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|birth_date = first ¼ 1904
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'''Alfred James Higgs''' (first ¼ 1904<ref name="Birth details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=0EL5SZiT46L70d%2FLUWXJBQ&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> – after 1931), also known by the [[nickname]] of '''"Alf"''', was a Welsh professional [[rugby league]] footballer of 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}}, i.e. number 3 or 4.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><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>
'''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==
==Background==
Alfred Higgs' birth was registered in [[Talywain]], [[Pontypool]] district, Wales, and he died in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], Wales.
Higgs was born in [[Pontypool]], Wales, in 1904.


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
===Club career===
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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.


===International honours===
===International honours===
Alf 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"/>
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==
===Challenge Cup Final appearances===
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>
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Alf Higgs played right-{{rlp|ce}}, i.e. number 3, in [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]'s 22-8 victory over [[York City Knights|York]] in the [[1930–31 Challenge Cup|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.


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