Players Biography





Hall Of Fame: St Helens Hall of Fame Member

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Biography

Albert Edward Terry by Dave Dooley:
Albert Edward Terry was born in St Helens on the 17th, May 1934. He was a stalwart for the club playing over 200 matches mostly as a prop. Abe was signed from the St Helens 'B' team on 17th., February, 1955 and made his debut in the last match of the season against Barrow on the 18th. April 1955. In 216 matches for the Saints Abe scored 27 tries, kicked no goals for a total points aggregate of 81 points.

He scored his first try for the first team against Dewsbury on February 15th.1956. Abe's first great match was against the Australian touring side on November 24th. 1956 when the Saints inflicted a record defeat on the tourists by 44 points to 2. The sight of Abe scoring a storming try was one that the 'Green and Golds' were going to have to get used to. It was no surprise when the 23 year-old Terry was selected along with four of his team-mates to make the 1958 Tour to Australia. I remember shortly after this tour attending an Eddie Waring Roadshow at the Carriage Drive Social Club (Pilkington Brothers) where the late BBC commentator projected 'cine film reels' of the then recent Test matches and gave his own personal recollections. A famous feature of the those test matches, which incidentally GB won 2-1, was the amazement of the 'Aussie' crowds at the speed of Abe Terry including a renowned long range try in which he outpaced certain Kangaroo backs. In all Abe gained 10 international caps for Great Britain. In addition, Terry won two caps for Lancashire.

On the 26th. of January 1957 Abe scored a brace of tries in the 59 points to 5 demolition of Barrow. As part of the formidable front row of Prescott, McKinney and Terry, Abe played a vital part in laying the foundations for many a Saints victory including the sensational 1959 Championship Final win by 44 points to 22 over a great Hunslet side.

By the time this hardworking, tough forward was a member of the 1961 Challenge Cup winning team that defeated Wigan by 12 points to 6, Abe had been joined in the front row by a young Cliff Watson and Bob Dagnall. Abe Terry and Vinty Karalius were the survivors of the great Saints pack of the mid 1950s and both can lay claim to have played in two of the best ever packs of six to have graced Knowsley Road. Abe also won a Lancashire Cup winners medal when the Saints defeated Swinton by 15 points to 9 in front of a crowd of over 31 000 at Central Park.

His final match for the Club was against Hull KR on the 2nd. of December, 1961. The season was a poor one by Saints standards and more indifferent form found several established players leave the club. Abe was subsequently sold to Leeds.





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Ab Terry : Season Stats

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W/D/LPosDateOpponentsCompSeasonVenueFTFTOTGDGNPS**
L 10 18th Apr 1955 Barrow L 1954~55 A 3 26 0 0 0 View
W 10 26th Oct 1955 New Zealand Tour 1955~56 H 16 8 0 0 0 View
W 8 12th Nov 1955 Halifax L 1955~56 H 13 8 0 0 0 View
W 8 17th Dec 1955 Barrow L 1955~56 A 18 6 0 0 0 View
W 10 11th Feb 1956 Warrington CC1 1955~56 H 15 6 0 0 0 View
W 10 18th Feb 1956 Dewsbury L 1955~56 H 36 0 0 0 0 View
W 10 25th Feb 1956 Swinton L 1955~56 H 27 10 1 0 0 View
W 10 3rd Mar 1956 Castleford CC2 1955~56 H 48 5 0 0 0 View
L 10 10th Mar 1956 Warrington L 1955~56 A 4 17 0 0 0 View
L 10 14th Mar 1956 Halifax L 1955~56 A 0 12 0 0 0 View
W 10 17th Mar 1956 York L 1955~56 A 13 6 0 0 0 View
W 10 11th Apr 1956 Barrow CCSF(rep) 1955~56 N 10 5 0 0 0 View
L 10 21st Apr 1956 Halifax ChSF 1955~56 A 8 23 0 0 0 View
L 8 14th Nov 1956 Featherstone Rovers L 1956~57 A 6 15 0 0 0 View
W 10 24th Nov 1956 Australia Tour 1956~57 H 44 2 1 0 0 View
W 8 1st Dec 1956 Huddersfield L 1956~57 H 51 4 0 0 0 View
L 10 8th Dec 1956 Oldham L 1956~57 A 8 9 0 0 0 View
W 8 15th Dec 1956 Widnes L 1956~57 A 10 2 0 0 0 View
W 10 22nd Dec 1956 Whitehaven L 1956~57 H 37 6 0 0 0 View
D 10 25th Dec 1956 Leigh L 1956~57 A 7 7 0 0 0 View
D 10 29th Dec 1956 Warrington L 1956~57 A 8 8 0 0 0 View
W 10 1st Jan 1957 Leigh L 1956~57 H 18 14 0 0 0 View
W 10 6th Jan 1957 Warrington L 1956~57 H 33 7 0 0 0 View
W 10 12th Jan 1957 Swinton L 1956~57 A 14 9 0 0 0 View
L 10 19th Jan 1957 Leeds L 1956~57 A 11 22 0 0 0 View
W 8 26th Jan 1957 Barrow L 1956~57 H 59 5 2 0 0 View
W 10 2nd Feb 1957 Rochdale Hornets L 1956~57 A 23 8 0 0 0 View
L 10 9th Feb 1957 Whitehaven CC1 1956~57 A 8 9 0 0 0 View
D 10 16th Feb 1957 Hull L 1956~57 H 9 9 0 0 0 View
W 8 2nd Mar 1957 Halifax L 1956~57 H 31 7 0 0 0 View
L 10 9th Mar 1957 Wigan L 1956~57 H 11 20 0 0 0 View
W 10 16th Mar 1957 Bradford Northern L 1956~57 H 23 6 0 0 0 View
W 10 20th Mar 1957 Halifax L 1956~57 A 10 4 1 0 0 View
W 10 23rd Mar 1957 Huddersfield L 1956~57 A 10 9 1 0 0 View
W 10 3rd Apr 1957 Whitehaven L 1956~57 A 5 2 0 0 0 View
W 10 6th Apr 1957 Leeds L 1956~57 H 44 3 1 0 0 View
W 8 13th Apr 1957 Swinton L 1956~57 H 34 0 0 0 0 View
L 10 15th Apr 1957 Barrow L 1956~57 A 8 11 0 0 0 View
L 10 19th Apr 1957 Wigan L 1956~57 A 11 19 0 0 0 View
L 8 20th Apr 1957 Workington Town L 1956~57 A 3 26 0 0 0 View
W 10 22nd Apr 1957 Blackpool Borough L 1956~57 H 48 10 0 0 0 View
W 8 10th Aug 1957 Barrow* Fr Ward Cup 1957~58 H 79 13 2 0 0 View
W 10 17th Aug 1957 Widnes L 1957~58 A 22 13 0 0 0 View
W 10 21st Aug 1957 Huddersfield L 1957~58 H 28 8 0 0 0 View
W 10 24th Aug 1957 Hunslet L 1957~58 H 30 9 1 0 0 View
W 10 26th Aug 1957 Oldham L 1957~58 A 21 7 0 0 0 View
W 10 31st Aug 1957 Workington Town LC1 1957~58 A 16 12 0 0 0 View
L 10 7th Sep 1957 Leeds L 1957~58 A 5 23 0 0 0 View
W 10 12th Sep 1957 Blackpool Borough LC2 1957~58 A 28 12 0 0 0