Alec Dockar
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| Full name | Alec Dockar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1920 Sculcoates district, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 74)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Zach Dockar-Clay (great-grandson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alec Dockar (c. 1920 – January 1994) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers and Hull F.C. (World War II guest), as a scrum cap-wearing loose forward.[2]
Background
Dockar's birth was registered in Sculcoates district, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged c. 73–74.
International honours
Dockar won caps for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1946 against Wales (2 matches), and France, in 1947 against France (2 matches), and Wales, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers and in 1947 against New Zealand.
Personal life
Dockar was the great-grandfather of the rugby league footballer who has played in the 2010s; Zach Dockar-Clay.
References
- ^ "Craven Park Diary". Sports Mail. Hull Daily Mail. 8 January 1994. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Alec Dockar". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 24 January 2026.