Mick Sullivan

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For the Australian rugby league footballer, see Michael Sullivan (rugby league)

Michael "Mick" Sullivan (born 12 January 1934 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 60s. He (along with Garry Schofield) holds the record for the most appearances for the Great Britain Lions with 46.

Sullivan signed with Huddersfield in 1952 as an 18 year-old right winger. He made his debut for the Great Britain national side during the 1954 World Cup in France against the Australian team. Sullivan went on to appear in the final and help Great Britain to claim the first ever World Cup.

Sullivan was signed by Wigan for a record fee of £9,500 in 1957. (based on average increases in earnings, this would be approximately £419,000 in 2007).^[1]

He was later signed by St Helens for a new world record fee of £11,000. (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £398,000 in 2007).^[1]

Sullivan played his first game for St Helens in January 1961.

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Mick Sullivan won caps for England while at Huddersfield in 1955 against Other Nations; in 1956 against France; while at St. Helens in 1962 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1954 against France (2 matches), New Zealand, Australia; in 1955 against New Zealand (3 matches); in 1956 against Australia (3 matches); in 1957 against France (3 matches), France, Australia, New Zealand; while at Wigan against France (2 matches); in 1958 against France, Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (2 matches); in 1959 against France (2 matches), Australia (3 matches); in 1960 against France (3 matches), France, New Zealand, Australia; while at St. Helens in 1961 against France, New Zealand (2 matches); in 1962 against France (3 matches), Australia (3 matches), New Zealand; while at York in 1963 against Australia (World Cup 1954 3-caps, 1-try; 1957 3-caps, 3-tries; 1960 3-caps, 1-try).

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• Mick Sullivan - Wigan Career Page @ Cherryandwhite.co.uk
• Mick Sullivan - St Helens Career Page at saints.org.uk
• Mick Sullivan at narlvi.co.uk
• Mick Sullivan at rlhalloffame.org.uk
• Mick Sullivan at britannica.com
• Mick Sullivan at rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk
• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

v • d • e Great Britain squad - 1960 Rugby League World Cup champions (2nd title) Eric Ashton (c) • Billy Boston • Jim Challinor • Alan Davies • Eric Fraser • Bobby Greenhough • Tommy Harris • Vince Karalius • Brian McTigue Alex Murphy • Frank Myler • Austin Rhodes • Brian Shaw • John Shaw • Mick Sullivan • Derek Turner • Johnny Whiteley • Jack Wilkinson Coach: William Fallowfield

v • d • e Great Britain squad - 1957 Rugby League World Cup (2/3) Eric Ashton • (2/3) William "Billy" Boston • (2/3) Alan Davies • (3/3) John Grundy • (2/3) Geoffrey "Geoff" Gunney • (2/3) Thomas "Tommy" Harris • (2/3) Philip "Phil" Jackson • (3/3) Lewis Jones • (3/3) Sidney "Sid" Little • (1/3) Thomas "Tom" McKinney • (3/3) Glyn Moses • (3/3) Alan Prescott • (0/3) Raymond "Ray" Price • (1/3) Austin Rhodes • (3/3) Jeffrey Stevenson • (3/3) Michael "Mick" Sullivan • (3/3) Derek Turner • (1/3) John "Johnny" Whiteley Coaches: William Fallowfield & H. Rawson (2/3), e.g. The Number of Games Played in the 1957 World Cup.

v • d • e Great Britain squad - 1954 Rugby League World Cup champions (1st title) (0/4) William "Billy" Banks • (0/4) Harry Bradshaw • ☼ (4/4) Gordon Brown • ☼ (4/4) Robin "Bob" Coverdale • ☼ (4/4) Gerry Helme • ☼ (4/4) Philip "Phil" Jackson • (2/4) Frank Kitchen • ☼ (4/4) Jimmy Ledgard • ☼ (2/4) Albert "Ally" Naughton • ☼ (4/4) Don Robinson • ☼ (4/4) David Rose • (0/4) Ronald "Ron" Rylance • ☼ (4/4) Sam Smith • ☼ (4/4) Mick Sullivan • ☼ (4/4) John Thorley • ☼ (4/4) Dave Valentine (c) • ☼ (4/4) Basil Watts • (0/4) Johnny Whiteley Coach: G. Shaw (2/4), e.g. The Number of Games Played in the 1954 World Cup. ☼=Played in Final.

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