Melbourne Tierney Explained

First:RU
Mel Tierney
Fullname:Melbourne Tierney
Birth Date:3 December 1923
Birth Place:Tumble, Wales
Death Place:Stockport, England
Ru Position:Centre
Ru Club1:Tumble RFC
Ru Year1start:1945
Ru Year1end:46
Club1:Belle Vue Rangers
Year1start:1946
Year1end:55
Appearances1:311
Club2:Rochdale Hornets
Year2start:1955
Year2end:≥55
Teama:Wales
Yearastart:1953
Appearancesa:1
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:28 May 2010
Source:[1]

Melbourne Tierney (3 December 1923 – 27 November 2014) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. Starting with his home village club Tumble RFC after the second world war, Tierney turned professional after the 1946 West Wales Cup final against Amman United RFC at Stradey Park, Llanelli. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Belle Vue Rangers and Rochdale Hornets, as a .[1] [2]

Playing career

International honours

Tierney won a cap for Wales while at Belle Vue Rangers in 1953.[1]

County Cup Final appearances

He played at in Belle Vue Rangers' 7-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1947 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 1 November 1947.[3]

Club records

Tierney holds Belle Vue Rangers' most consecutive appearances record, with 137-appearances from Saturday 23 September 1950 to Saturday 5 December 1953.

Personal life and death

Tierney was born in Tumble, Carmarthenshire, Wales on 3 December 1923.[4] [5] He married Eiry Bowen in 1947, in Llanelli district.[6] They had two children; Eiriona (born 1949 in Carmarthen),[7] and Linda (born 1953 in Manchester).[8] Tierney later worked as an engineer. He was predeceased by his wife, and died from dementia in Stockport, Greater Manchester on 27 November 2014, at the age of 90.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Book: Graham. Williams. Peter. Lush. David. Farrar. The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. 978-1-903659-49-6. 2009. 108–114.
  3. Web site: 1947–1948 Lancashire Cup Final. wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. 1 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Birth details at freebmd.org.uk. freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  5. Web site: Tierney, Melbourne b. 1923, GRO Reference: DOR Q4/2014 in STOCKPORT (013-1A) Entry Number 511197031 . GRO Index . 17 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk. freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Tierney, Eiriona J. . FreeBMD . 17 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Tierney, Linda W. . FreeBMD . 17 January 2022.