Lee Crooks

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 18th September, 1963
Current Age
60 years and 183 days

Known Family Links

Son
Ben Crooks

Biography

At the age of 19 in 1982, fiery second row/prop Lee Crooks became the youngest ever Great Britain Test forward. A talented ball-player and goal-kicker, he spent a successful period with battlers Wests in the mid-1980s but his move to Balmain in 1987 was not as productive. A veteran of three Lions tours (1984, 1988 & 1992) he became the highest paid player in English club football when he left Hull for Leeds on a £170,000 contract.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
English Championship 312 52 692   6 1587 194 106 12 62.18% List
Regal Trophy 44 3 106   1 225 31 11 2 70.45% List
Premiership Trophy 20 3 39   1 88 10 10 0 50.00% List
Yorkshire Cup 32 7 72   4 175 26 6 0 81.25% List
Challenge Cup 41 6 88   - 197 27 11 3 65.85% List
Tour Matches Great Britain 15 1 12   1 29 4 10 1 26.67% List
Test Series 10 - 9   1 6 0 9 1 0.00% List
The Ashes 8 - 6   1 26 0 8 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Hull FC 3 - 2   - 4 0 3 0 0.00% List
NRL 40 3 43   1 99 13 24 3 32.50% List
World Cup 5 - 6   - 12 2 1 2 40.00% List
National Panasonic Cup 2 - 3   - 6 1 1 0 50.00% List
Tour Matches Castleford Tigers 3 - 1   - 2 1 2 0 33.33% List
Super League 29 2 14   - 36 9 18 2 31.03% List
UK Second Division 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Great Britain 1982, 1984-87, 1989, 1992, 1994 19 - 17   1 35 8 9 2 42.11% List
England 1992 1 1 4   - 12 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1982-1994 20 1 21   1 47 9 9 2 45.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Great Britain 1982-1992 5 - 6   - 12 2 1 2 40.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs NSWRL 1985 14 1 29   - 62 3 9 2 21.43% List
Western Suburbs NSWRL 1986 15 2 7 / 12 58.33% 1 23 6 9 0 40.00% List
Balmain NSWRL 1987 11 - 7 / 8 87.50% - 14 4 6 1 36.36% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs 1985-86 29 3 36   1 85 9 18 2 31.03% List
Balmain 1987 11 - 7 / 8 87.50% - 14 4 6 1 36.36% List
Overall1985-1987 40 3 43   1 99 13 24 3 32.50% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Hull FC 1980/81 5 - -   - - 3 2 0 60.00% List
Hull FC 1981/82 42 7 115   3 254 34 6 2 80.95% List
Hull FC 1982/83 41 11 111   2 257 32 8 1 78.05% List
Hull FC 1983/84 20 6 36   - 96 15 5 0 75.00% List
Hull FC 1984/85 33 4 27   - 70 22 9 2 66.67% List
Hull FC 1985/86 29 9 51   1 139 14 13 2 48.28% List
Hull FC 1986/87 36 7 47   4 126 19 17 0 52.78% List
Leeds 1987/88 14 4 28   1 73 9 3 2 64.29% List
Leeds 1988/89 32 7 1   - 30 21 11 0 65.63% List
Leeds 1989/90 9 - -   - - 4 4 1 44.44% List
Castleford 1989/90 7 1 14   - 32 3 4 0 42.86% List
Castleford 1990/91 31 4 60   - 136 21 10 0 67.74% List
Castleford 1991/92 32 5 111   - 242 21 9 2 65.63% List
Castleford 1992/93 34 2 112   - 232 19 14 1 55.88% List
Castleford 1993/94 38 2 135   1 279 25 12 1 65.79% List
Castleford 1994/95 30 2 111   - 230 20 8 2 66.67% List
Castleford 1995/96 15 - 38   - 76 6 8 1 40.00% List
Castleford 1996 20 2 1   - 10 8 12 0 40.00% List
Castleford 1997 10 - 13   - 26 1 7 2 10.00% List
York 2001 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Hull FC 1980-86 206 44 387   10 942 139 60 7 67.48% List
Leeds 1987-89 55 11 29   1 103 34 18 3 61.82% List
Castleford 1989-97 217 18 595   1 1263 124 84 9 57.14% List
York 2001 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Overall1980-2001 480 73 1011   12 2,308 298 163 19 62.08% List

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Terry Liberopoulos, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Michael Borg, Bill Bates, Alan Katzmann

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1998, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1985-86, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1982-83, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1981-82, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1986-87, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1984-85, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1993-94, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1994-95, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1996, Match Video