Fred Woolley

Frederick Woolley (5 March 1880 – 17 January 1955) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played for Balmain and represented Australia in 1909.

Fred Woolley

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Woolley
Born	(1880-03-05)5 March 1880[1] Tipton, Staffordshire, England[1]
Died	17 January 1955(1955-01-17) (aged 74)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 190? Northern Districts 190? Glebe RFC 190? Balmain RFC Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1908–10 Balmain 25 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1909 New South Wales 4 0 0 0 0 1909 Metropolis 1 0 0 0 0 1909 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 15 February 2019
Relatives	Wally Prigg (nephew)

Background

Woolley played rugby union with Northern Districts, Glebe and Balmain before switching codes to join Balmain in 1908.^[2]

Playing career

Woolley was a foundation player for Balmain and played in the club's first ever season which was also the first season of Rugby League in Australia.

In 1909, Woolley was selected to play for Australia, New South Wales and Metropolis.

Woolley played with Balmain until 1910, at which time he returned to Newcastle.^[2]

Woolley was the uncle of Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee Wally Prigg.^[1]