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William Fallowfield OBE (20 July 1914 – 12 November 1985) was a British rugby league football coach and administrator of the mid-20th century.

Fallowfield was educated at Barrow Grammar School and attended St Catharine's College at the University of Cambridge. After graduating, he joined the Royal Air Force, where he served as a Flight Lieutenant during the Second World War.

He played rugby union for Northampton, and played twice in wartime international matches for England in 1942.

In 1946, he was appointed as secretary of the International Rugby League Board, a role which he served in until the 1970s.

In 1961, Fallowfield was recognised with an OBE in the 1961 Birthday Honours.

In 1967 Fallowfield devised the limited tackle rule to help improve the flow and speed of rugby league.

References

In-line

1. ^ "Obituary of Mr W Fallowfield". The Times. London. 22 November 1985.
2. "Bill Fallowfield 1977". Old Barrovians Association. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
3. "Lowe agrees to return". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. 6 April 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
4. "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. p. 4155.
5. Middleton, 2008: 27

General

• Middleton, David (2008). Rugby league: A work in progress (PDF). League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia. Canberra: National Museum of Australia Press. ISBN 978-1-876944-64-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2011.

v t e Great Britain squad – 1957 Rugby League World Cup

(2/3) Eric Ashton (2/3) Billy Boston (2/3) Alan Davies (3/3) John Grundy (2/3) Geoff Gunney (2/3) Thomas "Tommy" Harris (2/3) Phil Jackson (3/3) Lewis Jones (3/3) Sid Little (1/3) Tom McKinney (3/3) Glyn Moses (3/3) Alan Prescott (0/3) Ray Price (1/3) Austin Rhodes (3/3) Jeff Stevenson (3/3) Michael "Mick" Sullivan (3/3) Derek Turner (1/3) John "Johnny" Whiteley Coaches: Bill Fallowfield & H. Rawson ((c) unknown) (The figures in parentheses refer to the number of games played in the 1968 World Cup.)

v t e Great Britain squad – 1968 Rugby League World Cup

(1/3) Kevin Ashcroft (2/3) John Atkinson (3/3) Tommy Bishop (3/3) Ian Brooke (3/3) Alan Burwell (3/3) Mick Clark (0/3) Derek Edwards (2/3) Peter Flanagan (2/3) Ray French (2/3) Bob Haigh (3/3) Roger Millward (2/3) Arnie Morgan (3/3) Charlie Renilson (3/3) Bev Risman (c) (2/3) Mick Shoebottom (3/3) Clive Sullivan (2/3) John Warlow (3/3) Cliff Watson (0/3) Chris Young Coaches: Bill Fallowfield & Colin Hutton (The figures in parentheses refer to the number of games played in the 1968 World Cup.)

v t e Great Britain national rugby league team coaches

Joseph H Houghton (1910) John Clifford (1910-14) G Shaw (1954) Bill Fallowfield (1956-57) Jim Challinor & Jim Brough (1958-59) Bill Fallowfield (1960) Colin Hutton (1962-68) Johnny Whiteley (1970) Jim Challinor (1972-74) David Watkins (1977) Peter Fox (1978) Eric Ashton (1979) Johnny Whiteley (1980-82) Frank Myler (1983-84) Maurice Bamford (1985-86) Mal Reilly (1987) Maurice Bamford (1988) Mal Reilly (1989-93) Ellery Hanley (1994) Phil Larder (1996) Clive Griffiths (1996) Andy Goodway (1997-99) David Waite (2001-03) Brian Noble (2004-06) Tony Smith (2007-09) Wayne Bennett (2019)

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