{{short description|English rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Billy Teall |fullname = William Teall |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = {{circa|1912}} |birth_place = [[Sculcoates]],<ref name="The Leeds Loiner - Challenge Cup semi-final - Keighley v. Wakefield Trinity, Saturday 3 April 1937">{{cite web|url=http://www.footballzone.co.uk/images/i-28002/28537b.jpg|title=The Leeds Loiner - Challenge Cup semi-final - Keighley v. Wakefield Trinity, Saturday 3 April 1937|publisher=footballzone.co.uk|date=31 December 2016|accessdate=1 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328195157/http://www.footballzone.co.uk/images/i-28002/28537b.jpg|archive-date=28 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], England |death_date = 2001 (aged 89)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Hull FC star Billy Teall has died aged 89 |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=22 June 2001}}</ref> |height(ft) = 5 |height(inch) = 10 |weight = {{convert|13|st|0|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|FB}} |club1 = [[Hull FC]] |year1start = 1931 |year1end = 34 |appearances1 = |tries1 = |goals1 = |fieldgoals1 = |points1 = |club2 = [[Broughton Rangers]] |year2start = 1934 |year2end = 36 |appearances2 = |tries2 = |goals2 = |fieldgoals2 = |points2 = |club3 = {{nowrap|[[Wakefield Trinity]]}} |year3start = 1936 |year3end = 48 |appearances3 = 325 |tries3 = 7 |goals3 = 115 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 251 |teamA = [[Yorkshire rugby league team|Yorkshire]] |yearAstart = 1937 |yearAend = |appearancesA = ≥1 |triesA = |goalsA = |fieldgoalsA = |pointsA = |retired = yes |updated = 11 April 2012 |source = <!--<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/forename-surname/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref>--> }}
'''William Teall''' ({{circa|1912}} – 2001) was an English professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for [[Yorkshire rugby league team|Yorkshire]], and at club level for [[Hull FC]], [[Broughton Rangers]] and [[Wakefield Trinity]] as a {{rlp|fb}}.
==Background== Billy Teall's birth was registered in [[Sculcoates]], [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England.
==Playing career==
===County honours=== Billy Teall played for [[Yorkshire rugby league team|Yorkshire]] in 1937.
===Challenge Cup Final appearances=== Billy Teall played {{rlp|fb}} in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 13-12 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1945–46 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1945–46 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1945–46 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 4 May 1946, in front of a crowd of 54,730.<ref>Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. Breedon Books. {{ISBN|1-85983-429-9}}</ref>
===County Cup Final appearances=== Bill Teall played {{rlp|fb}}, and scored three [[Goal (sport)#Rugby football|goal]]s in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 9-12 defeat by [[Featherstone Rovers]] in the [[1939–40 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1939–40 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season|1939–40 season]] at [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] on Saturday 22 June 1940, played {{rlp|fb}} in the 2-5 defeat by [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] in the [[1945–46 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1945–46 Northern Rugby Football League season|1945–46 season]] at [[Thrum Hall]], [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]] on Saturday 3 November 1945, played {{rlp|fb}} in the 10-0 victory over [[Hull F.C.]] in the [[1946–47 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1946–47 Northern Rugby Football League season|1946–47 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 31 November 1946, played {{rlp|fb}} in the 7-7 draw with [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1947–48 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1947–48 Northern Rugby Football League season|1947–48 Northern season]] at [[Fartown Ground]], [[Huddersfield]] on Saturday 1 November 1947, and played {{rlp|fb}}, and scored a [[Try (rugby)|try]] in the 8-7 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1947–48 Yorkshire Cup]] Final [[Replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1947–48 Northern Rugby Football League season|1947–48 Northern season]] at [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] on Wednesday 5 November 1947.
===Testimonial match=== A [[Benefit (sports)|benefit]] [[Benefit season|season]]/[[testimonial match]] for [[Len Bratley (rugby league)|Len Bratley]] and Billy Teall took place at [[Wakefield Trinity]] including the 29–0 victory over [[Hull F.C.]] at [[Belle Vue (Wakefield)|Belle Vue]], [[Wakefield]] on Saturday 3 April 1948 during the [[1947–48 Northern Rugby Football League season|1947–48 season]].<ref>Wakefield Trinity Joint Committee (Saturday 3 April 1948). ''Official Programme''. John Lindley, Ltd., Printers, 8 Thompson's Yard, Westgate, Wakefield. ISBN n/a</ref><ref name="Wakefield Trinity v Hull Match Programme">{{cite web|url=https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/283280_186755508055652_5068511_n.jpg|title=Wakefield Trinity v Hull Match Programme|publisher=Wakefield Trinity|date=31 December 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>
===Club career=== Billy Teall made his début for [[Wakefield Trinity]] in the 14-9 victory over [[York]] at [[Belle Vue (Wakefield)|Belle Vue]], [[Wakefield]] on 3 October 1936, with 115 [[Try (rugby)|conversion]]s he is 24th on Wakefield Trinity's all-time conversions list.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== <!--*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Billy_Teall.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]--> *[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/search/?q=Teall Search for "Teall" at rugbyleagueproject.org] * (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20131204231007/http://www.hullfc.com/past-players/T Past-Players → T at hullfc.com] * (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231333/http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/profile/204187/billy-teall Statistics at hullfc.com] *[https://www.wakefieldtrinity-programmes.co.uk/siteimages/27/6/7/276789/3955612.jpg Saturday 3 April 1948 Official Programme]
{{Wakefield Trinity - 1946 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
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