indeed a dudley hill produce

Jack Kitching was a schoolteacher in Bradford, following his retirement from Northern he moved up to Cumbria, where he was involved in coaching, Whitehaven I believe, and I also informed he dabbled in politics. Served in the Royal Navy during the war as an officer, and was torpedoed, spending four hours in the Irish sea before being rescued. Them was assigned to convoy duties in the med guarding convoys to Malta, hardly a safe posting.

You calling my late granddad a liar? For shame.

David Hill
Bak Diabira
Alan Robinson? Second Row
Joe Pitts

Pretty sure that Diabira was from Hull (with an Algerian-French father!). I also thought that David Hill was from Halifax, though I'm less sure. Joe Pitts was definitely Bradfordian, though. Also, did his brother John ever actually play for the first team?

If Mumby was not born in Bradford it is a pretty limited & ordinary bunch. Very surprising when you think of other productive areas close by.

I`d go for David coming from Bradford, though I think that technically Queensbury , where his family lived, was separate back in those days (Queensbury and Shelf UDC). When local government was re-organised back in the seventies Queensbury came to Bradford and Shelf went into Calderdale.

Bak came from the Hull area IIRC, though possibly actually born in France?

We had an Andy Robinson who played scrum half?, not sure where he came from, though he did live next door to my sister in Shelf at one time.

Joe Pitts??

Is Mike Worrincy originally from Bradford?

Joe & John Pitts were both forwards who were on Northern's books in the mid to late 70s. One definitely for the first team, the other may not have got past the reserves. I think they later went to Batley. I'm confident that they were Bradfordians, as their father, Percy, was a notable local character (a mobile greengrocer!).

Fairly certain that Keith Mumby was born up in the north east. Durham springs to mind but I could be wrong.

Believe David Hill was from Queensbury

Not sure about Bak, lives in Wyke.

Both always gave 100% every week, unlike some folk last season.

Anyone know where the Fearnley's were from?