Fartown star with 1,000 points dies
FORMER Fartown full-back Brian Curry has passed away.
When Frank Dyson left for Oldham in 1963, Huddersfield turned to Brian Curry, a local boy from Lockwood ARL, to became the first choice kicker, ending his Fartown career with 473 goals (212 games).
In 1965 Brian played in every first team game.
At the time, Brian was only the fifth Fartowner to go through a whole season without missing a single game.
In fact, at the start of 1965/66 season, Brian played in 54 consecutive matches.
In 1965-66, Brian finished the season as one of Rugby League’s leading point scorers (119 goals, 256 points), finishing second to Len Killeen of St Helens.
Brian also had the distinction of scoring against the Australian touring side in 1964. He slotted over a goal in the 6-5 defeat at Fartown.
Brian was transferred to Oldham in July 1966.
He eventually returned to the Fartown fold coaching the reserve team.
However, in an injury crisis he was called upon to make a return to firstteam duties. During the 12-4 win against Doncaster, Brian kicked two goals which enabled him to join that elite group of Fartowners who have amassed 1,000 points for the club.
He made 212 appearances in two stints in claret and gold between 1957 and 1971, scoring 19 tries and kicking 473 goals for a total of 1,003 points.
He continued to coach and play for the A team until a neck injury forced him to retire at the age of 34. He stayed on the coaching staff until 1974. 18+, UK only. Place a minimum £10 cash bet on the races at SELECTED RACE MEETINGS today (except where special terms apply) and get a £2 free bet if the qualifying terms are met for that race. FIRST RACE AT SELECTED MEETINGS Bet £25 Get £5 Free Bet if the winner’s SP is 100/1 or less. Cashed out or void wagers do not qualify. Max 1 free bet per customer per race, maximum total free
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EFL chairman Rick Parry has revealed the cut-off date for the completion of the 2019/20 Championship season is July 31.
Parry spoke to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport yesterday morning, where he addressed a number of issues, including the resumption of action, promotion and relegation, whether fans will be back in stadiums for the start of next season and the financial impact of COVID19.
There remains no confirmed date for the return of EFL football, but Parry hopes the campaign is completed at the 71 grounds rather than neutral venues. He says any decision to end the season would have to be taken by EFL clubs.
One of the major issues clubs are dealing with is the fact hundreds of players are due to be out of contract at the end of June.
The Premier League are continuing to negotiate terms for the completion of the season, in order to ensure their substantial TV broadcast deals are fulfilled.
That will force all clubs to play behind closed doors, which at EFL level is simply not a viable option due to the disparity in TV revenue between England’s top-tier and below.
As a result of the financial impact on EFL clubs, Parry admits the season will have to be wrapped up by the end of July.
“We’d love to see some money trickling down, we haven’t seen any evidence of it yet but I’m sure the Premier League has some ideas that they will tell us about in due course,” he said.
“We want to resume playing, we’ve always said that purely from the view of sporting integrity when it is safe to do so.
“The one plea I would make, and it’s a very sincere one, is I think the Premier League and the government are working on a twin-track approach, working out when it is safe to return to train and then when it is safe to return to play, that absolutely does not work for us – we have to work back