13 Facts About Terry Clawson

Terence "Terry" A Clawson was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played from the 1950s through to the 1980s.

Terry Clawson played at representative level for Great Britain between 1962 and 1974, and was part of the 1972 Rugby League World Cup winning squad.

Terry Clawson played for Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Bradford Northern, Leeds, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham, York, Wakefield Trinity, Hull FC and South Newcastle, as a goal-kicking prop or second-row.

Terry Clawson coached at club level for South Newcastle and Featherstone Rovers.

Terry Clawson started his career at Featherstone Rovers, making his debut aged 17 against Bramley on Saturday 28 December 1957.

In 1963, it was discovered that Terry Clawson had contracted tuberculosis, threatening to bring his rugby league career to an end.

Terry Clawson appeared in over 130 games for Bradford, scoring more than 500 points.

Terry Clawson went to make 111 appearances for the club before joining Leeds in 1971.

Terry Clawson spent 12 months at Oldham before moving on to York.

Terry Clawson went to have second spells at Bradford Northern and Featherstone Rovers, and played for Wakefield Trinity, Huddersfield and Hull FC, where he played his last match in 1980, aged 40.

Terry Clawson was later named in a South Newcastle team of the century in 2010.

Terry Clawson won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone Rovers in 1962 against France, while at Leeds in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France and Australia, while at Oldham in 1973 against Australia, and in 1974 against France, Australia, and New Zealand.

Terry Clawson is the father of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s for Bradford Northern, and is a strength and conditioning coach; Martin Clawson, and the rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s for Featherstone Rovers, Oldham and Swinton; Neil Clawson.