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Eric Prescott

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
21-06-1948
N/A
Date unknown.
Widnes ICI
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
12-10-1968 v Leeds
Huyton
1972- Salford
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1968-1972
85 (17)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
20
3
0
66

Biography of Eric Prescott



HERITAGE NO : 856
Eric Prescott by Alex Service

Eric Prescott was essentially a back-row forward. Yet he came to prominence as a somewhat surprise selection at the expense of Frank Wilson in the number 5 jersey for the 1970 Championship Final at Odsal against Leeds. The gamble most certainly paid off, as the Saints won 24-12 and Eric scored two blistering tries. Unfortunately, Eric was to miss out in the 1972 Challenge Cup final against Leeds and the Championship final the following week, resulting in his move to Salford for a record £13,500. At six feet and just over 14 stones, Eric was a superb all-round footballer, with a high work-rate and boundless enthusiasm.
He won two Division One titles with a fabulous Salford side and gained further honours with a move to Widnes for £20,000 in 1981, where he achieved his dream of Challenge Cup glory with the Chemics. Eric later returned to Salford and played well into his thirties. He was a superb ambassador for Rugby League and can quite justifiably be labelled as one of the best un-capped players of his generation. His son, Stephen, found fame with the Saints and Hull as a full-back.

PLAYER HONOURS

SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1968~69 2 0 0 9
1969~70 4 0 0 9
1970~71 4 3 0 32
1971~72 9 0 0 32
1972~73 1 0 0 3
TOTALS:20 3 0 85
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1968~690001
1971~72 0001
1978~791001
TOTALS:1003

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
9th Aug 1968 --
W
 2 Swinton* Fr Gallie Cup H 13 9 VIEW
12th Oct 1968 1
W
 5 Leeds L H 28 3 VIEW
14th Oct 1968 2
W
 5 Swinton FT1 H 12 10 VIEW
19th Oct 1968 3
W
 5 Workington Town L A 13 2 VIEW
23rd Nov 1968 4
W
 5 Warrington L A 20 5 1 VIEW
26th Nov 1968 --NPS
W
 14 Hull FT2 H 14 10 VIEW
4th Dec 1968 5
W
 14 Blackpool Borough L H 13 10 1 VIEW
10th Dec 1968 --NPS
W
 14 Warrington FTSF H 29 6 VIEW
17th Dec 1968 --NPS
L
 14 Wigan FTF A 4 7 VIEW
15th Mar 1969 6
L
 2 Leigh L A 10 12 VIEW
21st Mar 1969 --NPS
W
 14 Widnes L A 18 4 VIEW
24th Mar 1969 7
W
 3 Blackpool Borough L H 43 12 VIEW
28th Mar 1969 8
W
 3 Oldham L H 19 4 VIEW
4th Apr 1969 9
L
 3 Wigan L A 10 34 VIEW
22nd Nov 1969 --NPS
W
 15 Oldham L H 41 10 VIEW
7th Feb 1970 --NPS
W
 15 Bradford Northern CC1 H 16 3 VIEW
27th Feb 1970 --NPS
W
 15 Barrow L A 6 0 VIEW
2nd Mar 1970 10
W
 4 Whitehaven L H 37 5 VIEW
10th Mar 1970 11
D
 4 Doncaster CC3 A 4 4 VIEW
16th Mar 1970 --NPS
W
 14 Doncaster CC3(rep) H 36 0 VIEW
23rd Mar 1970 --NPS
W
 14 Rochdale Hornets L A 10 0 VIEW
28th Mar 1970 12
W
 14 Leeds L H 12 5 VIEW
30th Mar 1970 13
L
 12 Swinton L A 9 10 VIEW
4th Apr 1970 14
L
 14 Castleford CCSF N 3 6 VIEW
6th Apr 1970 15
W
 13 Oldham L A 43 0 1 VIEW
10th Apr 1970 16
W
 13 Widnes L H 15 12 VIEW
18th Apr 1970 --NPS
W
 15 Warrington Ch1 H 36 8 VIEW
25th Apr 1970 --NPS
W
 15 Leigh Ch2 H 16 5 VIEW
2nd May 1970 --NPS
D
 15 Castleford ChSF A 9 9 VIEW
4th May 1970 17
W
 15 Castleford ChSF(rep) H 21 12 1 VIEW
16th May 1970 18
W
 5 Leeds ChF N 24 12 2 VIEW
25th Aug 1970 19
W
 14 Batley L H 35 3 1 VIEW
29th Aug 1970 20
W
 15 Huyton LC1 A 30 3 VIEW
31st Aug 1970 21
W
 15 Leigh L H 26 7 VIEW
5th Sep 1970 22
W
 11 Bramley L A 15 8 VIEW
15th Sep 1970 23
W
 12 Halifax L H 22 7 VIEW
17th Sep 1970 --NPS
W
 15 Swinton LC2 H 20 7 VIEW
19th Sep 1970 24
L
 14 Swinton L A 8 22 VIEW
22nd Sep 1970 25
W
 4 Hull L H 30 9 VIEW
3rd Oct 1970 --NPS
W
 14 Featherstone Rovers L A 27 18 VIEW
7th Oct 1970 26
W
 2 Warrington L A 12 4 VIEW
10th Oct 1970 27
W
 12 Wigan LCSF A 23 0 VIEW
13th Oct 1970 28
W
 12 Warrington L H 37 6 3 VIEW
19th Oct 1970 29
W
 12 Bradford Northern L H 42 0 VIEW
6th Nov 1970 30
W
 12 Hull L A 16 2 VIEW
9th Nov 1970 31
W
 12 Australia Tour H 37 10 VIEW
14th Nov 1970 32
L
 4 Leigh L A 13 15 VIEW
20th Nov 1970 33
W
 15 Salford L A 4 0 VIEW
28th Nov 1970 34
L
 15 Leigh LCF N 4 7 VIEW
30th Nov 1970 35
W
 12 Leigh FT2 A 10 4 VIEW
5th Dec 1970 36
W
 13 St. Gaudens ECF(1) A 30 11 VIEW
8th Dec 1970 37
D
 15 Wigan FTSF A 7 7 VIEW
12th Dec 1970 38
W
 11 Castleford L H 9 5 VIEW
13th Dec 1970 39
W
 12 Wigan FTSF(rep) H 16 15 VIEW
15th Dec 1970 40
L
 12 Leeds FTF A 5 9 VIEW
19th Dec 1970 41
W
 15 Bramley L H 34 0 VIEW
26th Dec 1970 42
L
 14 Wigan L H 5 12 VIEW
16th Jan 1971 43
L
 4 Leeds L A 5 12 VIEW
23rd Jan 1971 44
W
 4 Workington Town CC1 A 8 6 VIEW
30th Jan 1971 45
W
 12 Whitehaven L H 27 5 VIEW
6th Feb 1971 46
W
 12 Salford L H 26 4 VIEW
13th Feb 1971 47
L
 15 Castleford L A 6 12 VIEW
20th Feb 1971 --NPS
L
 15 Leeds CC2 A 0 4 VIEW
20th Mar 1971 48
W
 13 Swinton L H 40 0 3 VIEW
22nd Mar 1971 49
W
 13 Leeds L H 30 9 VIEW
24th Apr 1971 50
W
 5 Huddersfield Ch1 H 28 5 VIEW
30th Jul 1971 --
L
 3 Salford * Fr Gallie Cup A 13 28 VIEW
2nd Oct 1971 51
W
 15 Salford L H 23 12 VIEW
9th Oct 1971 52
L
 13 Bramley L A 10 15 VIEW
18th Oct 1971 53
W
 13 Oldham L H 50 2 1 VIEW
25th Oct 1971 54
W
 12 Batley L H 35 5 1 VIEW
30th Oct 1971 55
W
 12 Bramley L H 37 4 1 VIEW
6th Nov 1971 56
W
 12 Dewsbury L A 4 2 VIEW
9th Nov 1971 57
W
 15 Leigh FT2 A 13 4 VIEW
13th Nov 1971 58
W
 11 Featherstone Rovers JP1 H 37 7 VIEW
20th Nov 1971 59
W
 11 Castleford L H 14 2 VIEW
27th Nov 1971 60
W
 12 Whitehaven JP2 A 12 0 VIEW
30th Nov 1971 61
W
 12 Leeds FTSF A 17 0 VIEW
11th Dec 1971 62
W
 11 Hull JP3 H 33 5 1 VIEW
14th Dec 1971 63
W
 11 Rochdale Hornets FTF H 8 2 VIEW
18th Dec 1971 64
L
 11 Wakefield Trinity JPSF A 9 14 1 VIEW
27th Dec 1971 65
L
 11 Wigan L A 3 8 VIEW
1st Jan 1972 66
W
 11 Widnes L H 33 5 1 VIEW
8th Jan 1972 67
W
 11 Wakefield Trinity L H 18 12 1 VIEW
15th Jan 1972 68
W
 11 Keighley L A 24 4 VIEW
22nd Jan 1972 69
D
 12 Leeds L H 15 15 VIEW
29th Jan 1972 70
W
 11 Oldham CC1 A 8 6 VIEW
19th Feb 1972 71
W
 11 Huddersfield CC2 H 32 9 VIEW
26th Feb 1972 72
L
 11 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 2 5 VIEW
4th Mar 1972 73
W
 11 York CC3 A 32 5 VIEW
11th Mar 1972 74
W
 11 Huddersfield L H 27 0 VIEW
14th Mar 1972 75
W
 11 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 29 2 2 VIEW
18th Mar 1972 76
W
 11 Dewsbury L H 16 14 VIEW
24th Mar 1972 77
W
 11 Salford L A 7 0 VIEW
27th Mar 1972 78
W
 13 Halifax L A 19 5 VIEW
15th Apr 1972 79
D
 11 Warrington CCSF N 10 10 VIEW
19th Apr 1972 80
W
 12 Warrington CCSF(rep) N 10 6 VIEW
28th Apr 1972 81
W
 12 Rochdale Hornets Ch2 H 17 5 VIEW
4th May 1972 82
W
 12 Bradford Northern ChSF A 14 10 VIEW
22nd Aug 1972 83
W
 4 Warrington L H 15 11 VIEW
25th Aug 1972 84
W
 11 Huyton L H 41 2 1 VIEW
28th Aug 1972 85
W
 15 Huyton L A 47 6 VIEW
4th Aug 1978 --
D
 12 Widnes* Fr Testimonial H 31 31 1 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 79 | LOSSES : 18 | DRAWS : 6

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