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Neil James

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Tuesday, 14th February, 1961
Died
2014

Competitions Won

English Championship
1985/86
Challenge Cup
1986/87
Charity Shield - UK
1986/87

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 1 - 1 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Sheffield EaglesSHE - 1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - - 2 2 ----- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
English Championship 1 141 40 181 818--26 - - - 96 - - - 94 76 11 51.93% List
Premiership Trophy - 3 4 7 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 3 4 - 42.86% List
Challenge Cup 1 15 6 21 -3--3 - - - 12 - - - 14 6 1 66.67% List
Regal Trophy - 11 2 13 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 6 6 1 46.15% List
Yorkshire Cup - 11 6 17 ----- - - - - - - - 10 7 - 58.82% List
UK Top Division 1 141 40 181 818--26 - - - 96 - - - 94 76 11 51.93% List
UK Second Division - 14 5 19 -5--5 - - - 20 - - - 12 7 - 63.16% List
Other   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Charity Shield - UK 1 1 1 2 ----- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  197 66 263 829--37 - - - 140 - - - 141 109 13 53.61% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Great Britain 1986   1 - 1 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Gold CoastGold Coast 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   - 2 2----- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Gold Coast 1988   - 2 2 ----- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CastlefordCastleford 1979/80   - - 0----- - - - - - - - - - - - List
CastlefordCastleford 1980/81   14 4 182---2 - - - 6 - - - 12 4 2 66.67% List
CastlefordCastleford 1981/82   5 2 71---1 - - - 3 - - - 2 5 - 28.57% List
CastlefordCastleford 1982/83   26 6 325---5 - - - 15 - - - 18 13 1 56.25% List
CastlefordCastleford 1983/84   19 11 30-5--5 - - - 20 - - - 19 8 3 63.33% List
CastlefordCastleford 1984/85   17 5 22-4--4 - - - 16 - - - 8 14 - 36.36% List
HalifaxHalifax 1985/86   30 4 34-4--4 - - - 16 - - - 20 9 5 58.82% List
HalifaxHalifax 1986/87   19 13 32-1--1 - - - 4 - - - 20 11 1 62.50% List
HalifaxHalifax 1987/88   25 2 27-6--6 - - - 24 - - - 12 14 1 44.44% List
HalifaxHalifax 1988/89   10 1 11-3--3 - - - 12 - - - 6 5 - 54.55% List
LeedsLeeds 1989/90   - 1 1----- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
HalifaxHalifax 1989/90   13 3 16-5--5 - - - 20 - - - 9 7 - 56.25% List
LeedsLeeds 1990/91   2 - 2----- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Ryedale-YorkRyedale-York 1990/91   2 3 5----- - - - - - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
LeedsLeeds 1991/92   1 1 2----- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
SheffieldSheffield 1992/93   12 8 20----- - - - - - - - 9 11 - 45.00% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Castleford 1980-84   81 28 109 89--17 - - - 60 - - - 59 44 6 54.13% List
Halifax 1985-89   97 23 120 -19--19 - - - 76 - - - 67 46 7 55.83% List
Leeds 1989-91   3 2 5 ----- - - - - - - - 1 4 - 20.00% List
Ryedale-York 1990   2 3 5 ----- - - - - - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
Sheffield 1992   12 8 20 ----- - - - - - - - 9 11 - 45.00% List

Your Say

  • gazza
    5 Oct 2013 10:27am

    Worra man , hard as nails, not to be confused with the welsh Neil James, This guy Castleford born & bred, As well as a good rl player in his prime he was king of the west Yorkshire cobbles, " honest ".

  • Anonymous
    10 Oct 2020 7:13am

    Amazing person I worked with Neil at Bluesox Schools Programme best 14 Months ever R I P Neil

  • Steve james
    9 Sep 2023 10:06pm

    My brother was born in 1961 not 62!
    He passed away (CTE) in December 2014 at age 53!

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Derek Farrar, Tim Costello

Sources: Castleford Tigers Heritage , David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club