Alan Buckley Rugby player

Alan Buckley (23 October 1941 – 12 March 2008 (aged 66)) born in Ardwick, Manchester, was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, playing club level rugby union for Broughton Park F.C., and playing representative level rugby league for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Folly Lane ARLFC [1] (in Pendlebury), and Swinton, as a Left-Centre, i.e. number 4. Buckley joined "the Lions" from Broughton Park F.C. near the end of the 1950s and was virtually an overnight sensation at Station Road tearing through opposition defences with his blistering pace and determined running, he died in Walkden, near Manchester.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 23, 1941
Birth place
Ardwick
Date of deathMarch 12, 2008
Place of death
Walkden

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former team
Swinton Lions

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