| Intro | English rugby league player and coach |
| Is |
Athlete Rugby league player |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 12 July 1941, Pontefract |
| Age: | 79 years |
Alan ‘Chuck’ Hardisty (born 12 July 1941) birth registered in Pontefract district, West Riding of Yorkshire, is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s and coach of the 1970s and ’80s, playing at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, and Leeds, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6, and coaching at club level for Castleford, and York.
Playing career
International honours
Alan Hardisty won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1964 against France (3 matches), in 1965 against France and New Zealand, in 1966 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand, in 1967 against France (2 matches), and in 1970 against Australia.
County honours
Alan Hardisty won caps playing Stand-off/Five-eighth for Yorkshire while at Castleford in the 8-23 defeat by Cumberland at Belle Vue, Wakefield on 11 September 1961, the 14-6 victory over Cumberland at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on 9 September 1964, scoring 3-tries in the 33-10 victory over Lancashire at the Boulevard, Hull on 23 September 64, the 3-19 defeat by Cumberland at Craven Park (old), Hull on 8 September 1965, and scoring 1-drop goal in the 34-8 victory over Lancashire at Wheldon Road, Castleford on 24 February 1971.
Championship final appearances
Alan Hardisty played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and was captain in Leeds’ 9-5 victory over St. Helens in the Championship final during the 1971–72 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 May 1972, and was sent off in Leeds’ 13-22 defeat by Dewsbury in the Championship final during the 1972–73 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 19 May 1973.
County League appearances
Alan Hardisty played in Castleford’s victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1964–65 season.
Challenge Cup final appearances
Alan Hardisty played Stand-off/Five-eighth, scored a try, and was captain in Castleford’s 11-6 victory over Salford in the 1969 Challenge Cup final during the 1968–69 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 17 May 1969, was captain in the 7-2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1970, and played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Leeds’ 13-16 defeat by St. Helens in the 1972 Challenge Cup final during the 1971–72 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1972.
County Cup Final appearances
Alan Hardisty played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and scored 2-conversions in Castleford’s 11-22 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968, played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and scored a try in Leeds’ 36-9 victory over Dewsbury in the 1972 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1972–73 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 7 October 1972, and played Stand-off/Five-eighth in the 7-2 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1973 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1973–74 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 20 October 1973.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final appearances
Alan Hardisty played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Castleford’s 4-0 victory over St. Helens in the 1965 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 14 December 1965, played Stand-off/Five-eighth in the 7-2 victory over Swinton in the 1966 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1966–67 season at Wheldon Road, Castleford on Tuesday 20 December 1966, and played Stand-off/Five-eighth in the 8-5 victory over Leigh in the 1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 January 1968.
Player’s No.6 Trophy final appearances
Alan Hardisty played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Leeds’ 12-7 victory over Salford in the 1972-73 Player’s No.6 Trophy final during the 1972–73 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 24 March 1973.
Testimonial match
Alan Hardisty’s Testimonial match at Castleford took place in 1968.
Club career
With 401-appearances, Alan Hardisty is fourth in Castleford’s all-time appearance list behind John Joyner, who has 613-appearances, and Artie Atkinson and Dean Sampson who both have 431-appearances.
Career records
Alan Hardisty holds Castleford’s most tries in a career record with 206.
Honoured at Castleford
Alan Hardisty is a Tigers Hall of Fame inductee.
Honoured by Arriva Yorkshire
Arriva Yorkshire honoured 13 rugby league footballers on Thursday 20 August 2009, at a ceremony at the Jungle, the home of the Castleford. A fleet of new buses were named after the ‘Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team’. Members of the public nominated the best ever rugby league footballers to have played in West Yorkshire, supported by local rugby league journalists; James Deighton from BBC Leeds, and Tim Butcher, editor of Rugby League World. The ‘Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team’ is; Trevor Foster MBE, Neil Fox MBE, Albert Goldthorpe, Alan Hardisty, Stan Kielty, Lewis Jones, Roger Millward MBE, Malcolm Reilly, Garry Schofield, Keith Senior, David Topliss, Dave Valentine and Adrian Vowles.