Neil Courtney

Neil Courtney
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1979–83	Warrington	133	4	0	0	12
1984–85	Wigan	47	1	0	0	4
	Total	180	5	0	0	16
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1982	Great Britain	1	0	0	0	0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Neil Courtney is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Warrington, and Wigan, as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

Neil Courtney won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1982 against Australia (sub).^[1]^[2]

Neil Courtney played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8 in Wigan's 28-24 victory over Hull in the 1985 Challenge Cup final during the 1984–85 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1985.^[3]

Neil Courtney played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, in Warrington's 26-10 victory over Wigan in the 1980 Lancashire Cup final during the 1980–81 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Saturday 4 October 1980, played Left-Prop in the 16-0 victory over St. Helens in the 1982 Lancashire Cup final during the 1982–83 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and played Left-Prop in Wigan's 18-26 defeat by St. Helens in the 1984 Lancashire Cup final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 28 October 1984.

Neil Courtney played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, in Warrington's 12-5 victory over Barrow in the 1980–81 John Player Trophy final during the 1980–81 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 January 1981.

↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "Courtney, Neil". Warrington Rugby League RLFC Players Archive. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
↑ "1984-1985 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

Wigan RLFC squad – 1985 Challenge Cup Final winners

1 Shaun Edwards 2 John Ferguson 3 David Stephenson 4 Steve Donlan 5 Henderson Gill 6 Brett Kenny 7 Mike Ford 8 Neil Courtney 9 Nicky Kiss 10 Brian Case 11 Graeme West (c) 12 Brian Dunn 13 Ian Potter 14 Nick Du Toit 15 Danny Campbell Coach: Alan McInnes and Colin Clarke

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