Alf Carmichael

Alfred Carmichael (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Bunker", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers (Heritage No.), as a goal-kicking fullback, i.e. number 1.[1]

Alf Carmichael

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Carmichael
Born	unknown
Died	unknown
Playing information
Position	Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Hull Kingston Rovers 339 12 727 0 1490 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1913 England 1 0 5 0 10
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances

Alf Carmichael won a cap for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1913 against Wales.[2]

County Cup Final appearances

Alf Carmichael played fullback, and scored 2-goals in Hull Kingston Rovers' 10–22 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1911–12 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1911–12 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 25 November 1911, in front of a crowd of 20,000.[3]

Career records

Alf Carmichael was the top point scorer for both the 1910–11 and 1911–12 seasons, and he still jointly holds Hull Kingston Rovers' "Goals In A Match" record, with 14 goals, along with Mike Fletcher, Colin Armstrong and Damien Couturier. He scored 10-conversions, and 4-drop goals against Merthyr Tydfil RLFC on Saturday 8 October 1910.

Genealogical information

Alf Carmichael was the father of the rugby league footballer; George Carmichael.[4]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 17 – 1911–12". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
4. "Son of "Bunker" Carmichael". Hull Daily Mail. 24 October 1928. p. 2.

External links

• (archived by web.archive.org) Hull Kingston Rovers ~ Captains