Mick Sullivan

For the Australian rugby league footballer, see Michael Sullivan (rugby league)

Michael "Mick" Sullivan (born 12 January 1934 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English former professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s and 60s. He (along with Garry Schofield) holds the record for the most appearances for the Great Britain Lions with 46.

Sullivan signed with Huddersfield in 1952 as an 18 year-old right winger. He made his debut for the Great Britain national side during the 1954 World Cup in France against the Australian team. Sullivan went on to appear in the final and help Great Britain to claim the first ever World Cup. He scored atry against Australia in 1960, when he became the only British player to win the World Cup twice.

Sullivan was signed by Wigan for a record fee of £9,500 in 1957. (based on average increases in earnings, this would be approximately £433,000 in 2009).^[1]

He was later signed by St Helens for a new world record fee of £11,000. (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £411,000 in 2009).^[1]

Sullivan played his first game for St Helens in January 1961.

International honours

Mick Sullivan won caps for England while at Huddersfield in 1955 against Other Nations, in 1956 against France, while at St. Helens in 1962 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1954 against France (2 matches), New Zealand, and Australia, in 1955 against New Zealand (3 matches), in 1956 against Australia (3 matches), in 1957 against France (3 matches), France, Australia, New Zealand, while at Wigan against France (2 matches), in 1958 against France, Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1959 against France (2 matches), and Australia (3 matches), in 1960 against France (3 matches), France, New Zealand, and Australia, while at St. Helens in 1961 against France, and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1962 against France (3 matches), Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand, and while at York in 1963 against Australia (World Cup 1954 3-caps, 1-try, 1957 3-caps, 3-tries, 1960 3-caps, 1-try).

Mick Sullivan also represented Great Britain while at Huddersfield between 1952 and 1956 against France (2 non-Test matches).^[2]

References

Books

Internet

1. ^ ^{a b} "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 2003-04-23. http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/. Retrieved 2008-10-03. 
2. ^ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0954835530

External links

• Mick Sullivan - Wigan Career Page @ Cherryandwhite.co.uk
• Mick Sullivan - St Helens Career Page at saints.org.uk
• Mick Sullivan at narlvi.co.uk
• Mick Sullivan at rlhalloffame.org.uk
• Mick Sullivan at britannica.com
• Mick Sullivan at rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk
• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

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