Terry Clawson

Terence A. Clawson (9 April 1940 – 2 September 2013) was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played from the 1950s through to the 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain between 1962 and 1974, and was part of the 1972 Rugby League World Cup winning squad. He also played for Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (two spells) (captain), Bradford Northern (two spells), Leeds, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham, York, Wakefield Trinity, Hull F.C. and South Newcastle (of the Newcastle Rugby League in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia), as a goal-kicking or . In 2000, he released an autobiography entitled All the Wrong Moves. He won his first club trophy in 1959, Terry Clawson played in Featherstone Rovers' 15–14 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1959–60 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1959–60 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 31 October 1959. He made a full recovery however, although he missed the majority of the 1963–64 season.

Clawson won caps for Yorkshire while at Featherstone Rovers; during the 1960–61 season against Lancashire, and during the 1962–63 season against Cumberland, and Lancashire.

Bradford Northern In January 1965, Clawson was transferred to Bradford Northern for a fee believed to be just over £3,000. He appeared in over 130 games for Bradford, scoring more than 500 points.

Terry Clawson played at and scored four goals in Bradford Northern's 17–8 victory over Hunslet in the 1965–66 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1965.

Hull Kingston Rovers In October 1968, Hull Kingston Rovers signed Clawson in an exchange deal which saw Geoff Wriglesworth and Frank Foster join Bradford Northern.

Later career Clawson spent 12 months at Oldham before moving on to York. He went to have second spells at Bradford Northern and Featherstone Rovers, and also played for Wakefield Trinity, Huddersfield and Hull F.C., where he played his last match in 1980, aged 40.

Australian career During the 1970s Clawson captained-coached in Australia's Newcastle Rugby League with the Souths club. He was later named in a South Newcastle team of the century in 2010.

International honours Terry Clawson won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone Rovers in 1962 against France (2 matches), while at Leeds in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France and Australia, while at Oldham in 1973 against Australia (3 matches), and in 1974 against France (2 matches), Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches).

Genealogical information Terry Clawson is the father of Martin, who played in the 1980s for Bradford Northern, and Neil, who played in the 1980s and 1990s for Featherstone Rovers, Oldham and Swinton.