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| Full name | Albert William Akroyd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1890[1][2] Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 August 1959 (aged 69)[3] Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albert William Akroyd[a] (27 January 1890 – 8 August 1959) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Halifax, as a centre.[4] Akroyd served in the Royal Navy during the First World War, from 1916–19.[2]
Ackroyd won a cap for England while at Halifax in 1921 against Wales.[5]
Ackroyd played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Halifax's 0-13 defeat by Leigh in the 1920–21 Challenge Cup Final during the 1920–21 seasonatThe Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 30 April 1921, in front of a crowd of 25,000.[citation needed]
Ackroyd retired in 1922.[7] He served as assistant trainer for Halifax from 1931 to 1933.[8][9]
He died in 1959 at St. John's Hospital in Halifax.[3]
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