Mick Exley

George Henry "Mick" Exley (15 November 1911 – February 1990) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and coached rugby league in the 1940s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non-Test matches), England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain) (two spells, pre and post-World War II) and Hanging Heaton WMC ARLFC, as a and later as a , and he died aged 78.

Playing career Club career Mick Exley made his début for Wakefield Trinity during April 1929, he played his last match, during his second spell, for Wakefield Trinity during April 1947.

Mick Exley played at in Wakefield Trinity's 6–17 defeat by Australia in the 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match during the 1933–34 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 28 October 1933.

Mick Exley played at in Wakefield Trinity's 13–12 victory over Wigan in the 1945–46 Challenge Cup Final during the 1945–46 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1946, in front of a crowd of 54,730.

Representative honours Mick Exley won caps for England (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity in 1932 against Wales, in 1933 against Other Nationalities, and in 1939 against France.

Mick Exley was selected for Great Britain (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity for the 1936 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Mick Exley won cap(s) for Yorkshire (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity.

Coaching career Mick Exley was the coach of Batley from July 1947 to January 1948, he left due to other business commitments.

Outside of rugby league Mick Exley was the landlord of the Commercial Inn, Thornes Lane, Wakefield, from 1945 until 1952, and later of the Black Swan, Castleford Road, Normanton.