Melbourne Tierney

Mel Tierney
Personal information
Full nameMelbourne Tierney
Born(1923-12-03)3 December 1923
Tumble, Wales
Died27 November 2014(2014-11-27) (aged 90)
Stockport, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–46 Tumble RFC
Rugby league
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1946–55 Belle Vue Rangers 311
1955–≥55 Rochdale Hornets
Total 311 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1953 Wales 1
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 second-row.[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 centre 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]

References

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