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'''Eric Prescott''' (born 21 June 1948) is an English former [[rugby union]], and professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for [[Widnes]] [[Imperial Chemical Industries]] (ICI) RUFC [http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/widnes], and representative level rugby league (RL) for [[Lancashire rugby league team|Lancashire]], and at club level for [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]],<ref name="Profile at saints.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=16184|title=Profile at saints.org.uk|publisher=saints.org.uk|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref> [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] (two spells), [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] and [[Liverpool Stanley#Runcorn Highfield – 1984–1990|Runcorn Highfield]], as a {{rlp|wg|ce|sr}} or {{rlp|lf}}, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 11 or 12, or 13.
'''Eric Prescott''' (21 June 1948 – 21 August 2023) was an English [[rugby union]], and professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Widnes ICI RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for [[Lancashire rugby league team|Lancashire]], and at club level for [[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]],<ref name="Profile at saints.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=16184|title=Profile at saints.org.uk|publisher=saints.org.uk|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref> [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] (two spells), [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] and [[Liverpool Stanley#Runcorn Highfield – 1984–1990|Runcorn Highfield]], as a {{rlp|wg|ce|sr}} or {{rlp|lf}}. He was the father of England international rugby league player, [[Steve Prescott]].


==Background==
==Background==
Eric Prescott was born in [[Widnes]], [[Lancashire]], England. He died on 21 August 2023, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Saints, Salford and Widnes forward Eric Prescott has died |url=https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/23743644.ex-saints-salford-widnes-forward-eric-prescott-died/ |access-date=24 August 2023 |publisher=Runcorn and Widnes World |date=24 August 2023}}</ref>
Eric Prescott was born in [[Widnes]], [[Lancashire]], England.


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
===St Helens===
Prescott joined St Helens in 1968 and appeared in his first Championship final in the [[1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season#Play-offs|1969–70 season]] when he played on the {{rlp|wg}}, and scored two-[[Try (rugby)|tries]] in [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]' 24-12 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] at [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] on Saturday 16 May 1970,<ref name="Profile at saints.org.uk"/> The following season he was a [[Rugby league positions#Interchange|substitute]] (replacing {{rlp|pr}} [[Graham Rees]]) in St. Helens' 4-7 defeat by [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] in the [[1970 Lancashire Cup]] Final at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Saturday 28 November 1970.


Prescott appeared for St Helens in three finals of the [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]]. In the [[1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1968]] final he was substitute as St Helens lost 4–7 to [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Tuesday 17 December 1968,<ref name="1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=441|title=1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612211418/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=441|url-status=dead}}</ref> In [[1970 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1970]] he was in St Helens' starting line-up, playing at {{rlp|sr}} in the 5-9 defeat by [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Tuesday 15 December 1970. He was, eventually, on the winning side in [[1971 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1971]] when he played at {{rlp|sr}} in the 8-2 victory over [[Rochdale Hornets]] at Headingley Stadium on Tuesday 14 December 1971.
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===County honours===
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Eric Prescott represented [[Lancashire rugby league team|Lancashire]] (RL).


===Salford===
===Championship appearances===
Eric Prescott played in [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'s victories in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] in the [[1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season|1973–74 season]], and the [[1975–76 Northern Rugby Football League season|1975–76 season]].
Prescott was transferred from St. Helens to [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] for a world record fee of £13,500 on 6 September 1972. As well as being part of the Salford team that won the league in the [[1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season|1973–74]], and [[1975–76 Northern Rugby Football League season|1975–76]], Prescott appeared at {{rlp|lf}} in Salford's 2-15 defeat by St. Helens in the [[Rugby League Premiership|Premiership]] Final during the 1975–76 season at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Saturday 22 May 1976.<ref name="Reds Launch Willows 13">{{cite web|url=http://salfordreds.dev.text.co.uk/rugby-news/reds-launch-willows-13|title=Reds Launch Willows 13|publisher=salfordreds.dev.text.co.uk|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref>


Prescott and Salford appeared in four consecutive [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire Cup]] finals between 1972 and 1975, losing all of them. At {{rlp|lf}} Prescott was in Salford's 25-11 victory over [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]] in the [[1972 Lancashire Cup|1972]] Final at [[Wilderspool Stadium]], [[Warrington]] on Saturday 21 October 1972, played {{rlp|lf}} in the 9-19 defeat by Wigan in the [[1973 Lancashire Cup|1973]] Final at Wilderspool on Saturday 13 October 1973,<ref name="1973-1974 Lancashire Cup Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2066|title=1973-1974 Lancashire Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713171648/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2066|url-status=dead}}</ref> played {{rlp|lf}} in the 2-6 defeat by [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[1974 Lancashire Cup|1974]] Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 2 November 1974, played {{rlp|lf}} in the 7-16 defeat by Widnes in the [[1975 Lancashire Cup|1975]] Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 4 October 1975.
===Championship/Premiership Final appearances===
Eric Prescott played {{rlp|lw}}, i.e. number 5, and scored 2-[[Try (rugby)|tries]] in [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]' 24-12 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] play-off Final during the [[1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season#Play-offs|1969–70 season]] at [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] on Saturday 16 May 1970,<ref name="Profile at saints.org.uk"/> and played {{rlp|lf}} in [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'s 2-15 defeat by [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[Rugby League Premiership|Premiership]] Final during the [[1975–76 Northern Rugby Football League season|1975–76 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Saturday 22 May 1976.<ref name="Reds Launch Willows 13">{{cite web|url=http://salfordreds.dev.text.co.uk/rugby-news/reds-launch-willows-13|title=Reds Launch Willows 13|publisher=salfordreds.dev.text.co.uk|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref>


Prescott played {{rlp|lf}} in Salford's 0-0 draw with [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] in the [[1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the at [[The Willows, Salford]] on Tuesday 17 December 1974, and played {{rlp|lf}} in the 10-5 victory over [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] [[Replay (sports)|replay]] at [[Wilderspool Stadium]], [[Warrington]] on Tuesday 28 January 1975.<ref name="BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final">{{cite web|url=http://www.wire2wolves.com/wolfbites.php?bite_id=16&browse_level=2|title=BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final|publisher=wire2wolves.com|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305173523/http://www.wire2wolves.com/wolfbites.php?bite_id=16&browse_level=2|archive-date=5 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Challenge Cup Final appearances===
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Eric Prescott played right-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 12, in [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]' 18-9 victory over [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] in the [[1981 Challenge Cup|1981]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1980–81 Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1980–81 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 2 May 1981,<ref name="Challenge Cup 1980/81">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1980/final/widnes-vs-hull-kingston-rovers/summary.html|title=Challenge Cup 1980/81|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref> and played right-{{rlp|sr}} in the 14-14 draw with [[Hull F.C.]] in the [[1982 Challenge Cup|1982]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1981–82 Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1981–82 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 1 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 92,147, played right-{{rlp|sr}} in the 9-18 defeat by [[Hull F.C.]] in the [[1982 Challenge Cup|1982]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final [[Replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1981–82 Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1981–82 season]] at [[Elland Road]], [[Leeds]] on Wednesday 19 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 41,171,


===Widnes===
===County Cup Final appearances===
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Prescott was transferred from Salford to [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] for a fee of £22,000 in 1980. With Widnes he made two appearances in the [[Challenge Cup]] final. The first in the [[1981 Challenge Cup|1981 final]] as Widnes defeated [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] 18–9 at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 2 May 1981.<ref name="Challenge Cup 1980/81">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1980/final/widnes-vs-hull-kingston-rovers/summary.html|title=Challenge Cup 1980/81|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref> The second was the [[1982 Challenge Cup|following year]] when Widnes drew 14–14 with [[Hull F.C.]] at Wembley on Saturday 1 May 1982 in front of a crowd of 92,147. Two weeks later, he played at {{rlp|sr}} in the 9-18 defeat by Hull F.C. in the replay at [[Elland Road]], [[Leeds]] on Wednesday 19 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 41,171.
Eric Prescott played as an [[Rugby league positions#Interchange|interchange]]/[[Substitution (sport)|substitute]] (replacing {{rlp|pr}} [[Graham Rees]]) in [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]' 4-7 defeat by [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] in the [[1970 Lancashire Cup|1970]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970–71 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Saturday 28 November 1970, played {{rlp|lf}} in [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'s 25-11 victory over [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]] in the [[1972 Lancashire Cup|1972]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season|1972–73 season]] at [[Wilderspool Stadium]], [[Warrington]] on Saturday 21 October 1972, played {{rlp|lf}} in the 9-19 defeat by [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1973 Lancashire Cup|1973]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season|1973–74 season]] at [[Wilderspool Stadium]], [[Warrington]] on Saturday 13 October 1973,<ref name="1973-1974 Lancashire Cup Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2066|title=1973-1974 Lancashire Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> played {{rlp|lf}} in the 2-6 defeat by [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[1974 Lancashire Cup|1974]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 2 November 1974, played {{rlp|lf}} in the 7-16 defeat by [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[1975 Lancashire Cup|1975]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1975–76 Northern Rugby Football League season|1975–76 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 4 October 1975, played right-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 12, in [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]' 3-8 defeat by [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] in the [[1981 Lancashire Cup|1981]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1981–82 Rugby Football League season|1981–82 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 26 September 1981, and played right-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 12, in the 8-12 defeat by [[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]] in the [[1983 Lancashire Cup|1983]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1983–84 Rugby Football League season|1983–84 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 1 October 1983.


His career at Widnes also included two more Lancashire Cup finals; the 3-8 defeat by [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] in the [[1981 Lancashire Cup|1981]] Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 September 1981, and in the 8-12 defeat by [[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]] in the [[1983 Lancashire Cup|1983]] Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 October 1983.
===BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances===
Eric Prescott was an [[Rugby league positions#Interchange|interchange]]/[[Substitution (sport)|substitute]], i.e. number 14, in [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]' 4-7 defeat by [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1968]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1968–69 Northern Rugby Football League season|1968–69 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Tuesday 17 December 1968,<ref name="1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=441|title=1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> played right-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 12, in the 5-9 defeat by [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1970 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1970]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970-71 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Tuesday 15 December 1970, played left-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 11, in the 8-2 victory over [[Rochdale Hornets]] in the [[1971 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1971]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1971–72 Northern Rugby Football League season|1971-72 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Tuesday 14 December 1971, played {{rlp|lf}} in [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'s 0-0 draw with [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] in the [[1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1974]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] at [[The Willows, Salford]] on Tuesday 17 December 1974, and played {{rlp|lf}} in the 10-5 victory over [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] in the [[1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1974]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final [[Replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] at [[Wilderspool Stadium]], [[Warrington]] on Tuesday 28 January 1975.<ref name="BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final">{{cite web|url=http://www.wire2wolves.com/wolfbites.php?bite_id=16&browse_level=2|title=BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final|publisher=wire2wolves.com|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305173523/http://www.wire2wolves.com/wolfbites.php?bite_id=16&browse_level=2|archive-date=5 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Club career===
===Return to Salford===
Prescott returned to Salford in January 1984 in a player exchange deal which saw [[John Wood (rugby league)|John Wood]] make the move in the opposite direction.<ref name="Reds Launch Willows 13"/> He retired at the end of the 1984 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clegg |first1=David |title=Tribute to Eric Prescott |url=https://salfordreddevils.net/tribute-to-eric-prescott/ |website=Salford Red Devils |access-date=23 August 2023 |date=23 August 2023}}</ref>
Eric Prescott was transferred from [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] to [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] for a world record fee of £13,500 on 6 September 1972, he was transferred from [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] to [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] for a fee of £22,000 in 1980, and he was transferred from [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] to [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] in exchange for [[John Wood (rugby league)|John Wood]] in January 1984.<ref name="Reds Launch Willows 13"/>


===Runcorn Highfield===
==Genealogical Information==
Fours years later Prescott made a comeback with second division side [[Liverpool Stanley#Runcorn Highfield – 1984–1990|Runcorn Highfield]] and retired for a second, and final, time at the end of the 1988–89 season having made 10 appearances.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-St Helens and Salford forward Prescott dies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/66598931 |access-date=24 August 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=24 August 2023}}</ref>
Prescott is the father of the late rugby league footballer, [[Steve Prescott]].

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===County honours===
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Prescott represented [[Lancashire rugby league team|Lancashire]] on 11 occasions between 1970 and 1979.<ref name="RKC"/>


==References==
==References==
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Eric Prescott
Personal information
Born(1948-06-21)21 June 1948
Widnes, Lancashire, England[1]
Died21 August 2023(2023-08-21) (aged 75)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–72 St Helens 85 20 3 0 66
1972–80 Salford 273 47 8 0 157
1980–84 Widnes 127 19 0 1 63
1984 Salford 18 4 0 0 16
1988–89 Runcorn Highfield 10 0 0 0 0
Total 513 90 11 1 302
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–79 Lancashire 11 2 0 0 6
Source: [2]
RelativesSteve Prescott (son)

Eric Prescott (21 June 1948 – 21 August 2023) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Widnes ICI RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens,[3] Salford (two spells), Widnes and Runcorn Highfield, as a wing, centre, second-row or loose forward. He was the father of England international rugby league player, Steve Prescott.

Background

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Eric Prescott was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England. He died on 21 August 2023, at the age of 75.[4]

Playing career

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St Helens

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Prescott joined St Helens in 1968 and appeared in his first Championship final in the 1969–70 season when he played on the wing, and scored two-tries in St. Helens' 24-12 victory over Leeds at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 16 May 1970,[3] The following season he was a substitute (replacing prop Graham Rees) in St. Helens' 4-7 defeat by Leigh in the 1970 Lancashire Cup Final at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 November 1970.

Prescott appeared for St Helens in three finals of the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy. In the 1968 final he was substitute as St Helens lost 4–7 to Wigan at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968,[5] In 1970 he was in St Helens' starting line-up, playing at second-row in the 5-9 defeat by Leeds at Headingley, Leeds on Tuesday 15 December 1970. He was, eventually, on the winning side in 1971 when he played at second-row in the 8-2 victory over Rochdale Hornets at Headingley Stadium on Tuesday 14 December 1971.

Salford

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Prescott was transferred from St. Helens to Salford for a world record fee of £13,500 on 6 September 1972. As well as being part of the Salford team that won the league in the 1973–74, and 1975–76, Prescott appeared at loose forward in Salford's 2-15 defeat by St. Helens in the Premiership Final during the 1975–76 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 May 1976.[6]

Prescott and Salford appeared in four consecutive Lancashire Cup finals between 1972 and 1975, losing all of them. At loose forward Prescott was in Salford's 25-11 victory over Swinton in the 1972 Final at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 21 October 1972, played loose forward in the 9-19 defeat by Wigan in the 1973 Final at Wilderspool on Saturday 13 October 1973,[7] played loose forward in the 2-6 defeat by Widnes in the 1974 Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 2 November 1974, played loose forward in the 7-16 defeat by Widnes in the 1975 Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 4 October 1975.

Prescott played loose forward in Salford's 0-0 draw with Warrington in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the at The Willows, Salford on Tuesday 17 December 1974, and played loose forward in the 10-5 victory over Warrington replay at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Tuesday 28 January 1975.[8]

Widnes

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Prescott was transferred from Salford to Widnes for a fee of £22,000 in 1980. With Widnes he made two appearances in the Challenge Cup final. The first in the 1981 final as Widnes defeated Hull Kingston Rovers 18–9 at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1981.[9] The second was the following year when Widnes drew 14–14 with Hull F.C. at Wembley on Saturday 1 May 1982 in front of a crowd of 92,147. Two weeks later, he played at second-row in the 9-18 defeat by Hull F.C. in the replay at Elland Road, Leeds on Wednesday 19 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 41,171.

His career at Widnes also included two more Lancashire Cup finals; the 3-8 defeat by Leigh in the 1981 Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 September 1981, and in the 8-12 defeat by Barrow in the 1983 Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 October 1983.

Return to Salford

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Prescott returned to Salford in January 1984 in a player exchange deal which saw John Wood make the move in the opposite direction.[6] He retired at the end of the 1984 season.[10]

Runcorn Highfield

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Fours years later Prescott made a comeback with second division side Runcorn Highfield and retired for a second, and final, time at the end of the 1988–89 season having made 10 appearances.[11]

County honours

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Prescott represented Lancashire on 11 occasions between 1970 and 1979.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Morris, Graham (2001). 100 Greats: Salford Rugby League Club. Stroud: Tempus. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-7524-2196-4.
  2. ^ a b "Player Summary: Eric Prescott". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Profile at saints.org.uk". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Ex-Saints, Salford and Widnes forward Eric Prescott has died". Runcorn and Widnes World. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Reds Launch Willows 13". salfordreds.dev.text.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ^ "1973-1974 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ^ "BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Challenge Cup 1980/81". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  10. ^ Clegg, David (23 August 2023). "Tribute to Eric Prescott". Salford Red Devils. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Ex-St Helens and Salford forward Prescott dies". BBC Sport. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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Achievements
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