Alec Dockar

Alec Dockar
Personal information
Full nameAlec Dockar
Born(1919-12-28)December 28, 1919
DiedJanuary 1, 1994(1994-01-01) (aged 74)
Playing information
PositionLoose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937–53 Hull Kingston Rovers 255 52 134 0 424
1940–41 → Halifax (guest) 18 6 2 0 22
1945 → Hull F.C. (guest) 1 0 0 0 0
Total 274 58 136 0 446
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1946–47 England 6 0 0 0 0
1947 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
1946 Rugby League XIII 1 2 0 0 6
1946–49 Yorkshire 4 1 0 0 3
Source:
RelativesZach Dockar-Clay (great-grandson)

Alec Dockar (28 December 1919 – 1 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 as a loose forward. During the Second World War he made guest appearances for Halifax and Hull F.C..

Representative appearances

Dockar appeared for a Rugby League XIII against a Racing Club de Paris XIII game in Paris April 1946 after the Victory Internationals. Dockar scoring two tries in a 36–19 victory. Dockar made four appearances for Yorkshire in the County Championship between 1946 and 1949.

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 made a single appearance for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers 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

  1. ↑ "Craven Park Diary". Sports Mail. Hull Daily Mail. 8 January 1994. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Player Summary: Alec Dockar". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Personal Announcements". Hull Daily Mail. 3 January 1994. p. 29 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Paris side beaten". Yorkshire Post. No. 30791. 29 April 1946. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ Westmorland, Gareth (23 September 2017). "ZDC - Warrington game means everything to me for my KR chance". Hull Live. Retrieved 25 May 2026.