Barry Tyler


Barry Tyler is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union for Coventry R.F.C. and Nuneaton R.F.C., and club level rugby league for Bradford Northern and Doncaster, as a, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

Championship Final appearances

Barry Tyler played left-, i.e. number 11, in Bradford Northern's 5-15 defeat by Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1947–48 season, and played left-, i.e. number 11, in the 6-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1951–52 season at Leeds Road, Huddersfield on Saturday 10 May 1952, in front of a crowd of 48,684.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Barry Tyler played left-, i.e. number 11, in Bradford Northern's 8–4 victory over Leeds in the 1946–47 Challenge Cup Final during the 1946–47 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1947, in front of a crowd of 77,605, played left-, i.e. number 11, in the 3–8 defeat by Wigan in the 1947–48 Challenge Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1948, in front of a crowd of 91,465, and played left-, i.e. number 11, in the 12–0 victory over Halifax in the 1948–49 Challenge Cup Final during the 1948–49 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1949, in front of a crowd of 95,000.

County Cup Final appearances

Barry Tyler played right-, i.e. number 12, in Bradford Northern's 18–9 victory over Castleford in the 1948–49 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1948–49 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 30 October 1948.

Club career

Barry Tyler changed code from rugby union to rugby league when he transferred to Bradford Northern during September 1946, and he transferred from Bradford Northern to Doncaster on Thursday 11 August 1955.