Stan Kielty

Stanley "Stan" Kielty (20 July 1925 – 31 December 2008) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1960s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, and Halifax, as a .

Club career Kielty made his début for Wakefield Trinity during the 1944–45 season, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during the 1946–47 season.

Testimonial match Kielty's Testimonial match at Halifax took place in 1955.

Representative honours Kielty won caps for England while at Halifax in 1953 against Wales, France, and Other Nationalities.

Kielty won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax.

Honoured at Halifax Kielty is a Halifax 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 Tigers. 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.

Genealogical information Kielty was the younger brother of John Kielty, Michael Kielty (birth registered during fourth ¼ 1915 in Pontefract district death registered during fourth ¼ 1915 (aged 0) in Pontefract district), the for Wakefield Trinity; Norman C. Kielty, and the older brother of Catherine Kielty, Michael Kielty (birth registered during first ¼ 1929 in Pontefract district), and Terence Kielty.