# Derrick Schofield

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For the British Judge, see [Derek Schofield](/source/Derek_Schofield).

**Derrick Schofield** (4 February 1928 – 25 August 1999) was an English professional [rugby league](/source/Rugby_league) footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_national_rugby_league_team), [England](/source/England_national_rugby_league_team) and [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_rugby_league_team), and at club level for [Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets) (two spells), [Halifax](/source/Halifax_R.L.F.C.), [Castleford](/source/Castleford_Tigers) and [Dewsbury](/source/Dewsbury_Rams), as a , or .[2][4][5][6]

## Playing career

Born in [Rochdale](/source/Rochdale), [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire), Schofield began his professional [rugby league](/source/Rugby_league) career with his hometown club [Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets) in 1949. He played as a er during his early career, but switched to on the suggestion of Hornets coach [Cec Fifield](/source/Cec_Fifield).[1]

Schofield played at in [Halifax](/source/Halifax_R.L.F.C.)'s 4-4 draw with [Warrington](/source/Warrington_Wolves) in the [1954 Challenge Cup](/source/1954_Challenge_Cup) Final during the [1953–54 season](/source/1953%E2%80%9354_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season#Challenge_Cup) at [Wembley Stadium](/source/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)), [London](/source/London) on Saturday 24 April 1954, in front of a crowd of 81,841, and played at in the 4-8 defeat by [Warrington](/source/Warrington_Wolves) in the [1954 Challenge Cup](/source/1954_Challenge_Cup) Final [replay](/source/Replay_(sports)) during the [1953–54 season](/source/1953%E2%80%9354_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season#Challenge_Cup) at [Odsal Stadium](/source/Odsal_Stadium), [Bradford](/source/Bradford) on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.[7]

### International honours

Schofield won [caps](/source/Cap_(sport)) for [England](/source/England_national_rugby_league_team) while at Rochdale Hornets in 1952 against Wales, in 1953 against France, and won a [cap](/source/Cap_(sport)) for [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_national_rugby_league_team) while at Halifax in 1955 against New Zealand.

Schofield also represented [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_national_rugby_league_team) while at Halifax between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-[Test](/source/Test_match_(rugby_league)) match).[8]

## References

1. ["Death of Rochdale favourite"](http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=241&featcat_id=32). *TotalRL.com*. League Publications. 25 August 2007. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100114200501/http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=241&featcat_id=32) 14 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 July 2025.

1. ["Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"](http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/derrick-schofield/summary.html). rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

1. David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957

1. ["Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php). thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php) on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

1. ["Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084416/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=720). thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=720) on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

1. ["Mud, blood and memories of the day when 102,575 made history at Odsal"](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/mud-blood-and-memories-of-the-day-when-102575-made-history-at-odsal-59103.html). independent.co.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

1. Edgar, Harry (2007). *Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 [Page-110]*. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0

## External links

- (archived by web.archive.org) [Death of Rochdale favourite](https://web.archive.org/web/20100114200501/http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=241&featcat_id=32)

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