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Wales international rugby league footballer Not to be confused with Alfred Higgs (athlete).

Alf Higgs
Personal information
Full nameAlfred James Higgs
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:

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.

Background

Higgs was born in Pontypool, Wales, in 1904.

Playing career

Club career

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

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.

Outside rugby league

After retiring from rugby, Higgs ran a grocery in Halifax before returning to Wales in 1940.

References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "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.

External links

Oldham squad – 1926–27 Challenge Cup Final winners
Halifax squad – 1930–31 Challenge Cup Final winners
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