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{{Short description|English rugby league coach (1926–2002)}}
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|name                = Ken Traill
|fullname            = Kenneth Traill
|image               = Kenneth Traill - Bradford Northern.jpeg
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|birth_date          = 7 September 1926
|birth_place         = [[Wylam|West Wylam]], England
|death_date          = {{death date and age|df=y|2002|3|25|1926|9|7}}
|death_place         = [[Guiseley]], [[Leeds]], England
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|position            = {{rlp|LF}}
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|goals2              = 3
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|points2             = 117
|club3               = [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
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|retired             = yes
|updated             = 24 May 2012
|source              = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ken-traill/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Traill&submit=Go&c=England|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Traill&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/ken-traill/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref>
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'''Kenneth Traill''' (7 September 1926 – 25 March 2002) was an English professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]ed in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], [[England national rugby league team|England]] and [[Yorkshire rugby league team|Yorkshire]], and at club level for [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]], [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] and [[Wakefield Trinity]], as a {{rlp|lf}},<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/> and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity.<ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>

==Background==
Traill was born in [[Wylam|West Wylam]], [[Northumberland]], England, he was the son of the former [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]] and [[Keighley Cougars|Keighley]] rugby league footballer; [[James Traill (rugby league)|Jim Traill]]. Traill attended Hunslet Carr School,<ref name=lindley/> he and his wife Joan were the landlord and lady of the Prospect Inn, 93 Moor Road, [[Hunslet]], [[Leeds]],{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} He died in March 2002, aged 75, in [[Guiseley]], [[West Yorkshire]], England.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hadfield |first1=Dave |title=Obituaries: Ken Traill |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/721059674 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=5 April 2002 |location=London |page=6 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Traill made his debut for [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]] against [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]] at [[Parkside, Hunslet|Parkside]], [[Hunslet]] on Saturday 26 February 1944. His career at [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]] was interrupted by [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] national service.<ref name=lindley/>

===Bradford Northern===
He joined [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] in May 1947, making his début against [[Wakefield Trinity]].<ref name=lindley/>

Traill played {{rlp|lf}} in Bradford Northern's 3–8 defeat by [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1947–48 Challenge Cup]] Final during [[1947–48 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1947–48 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 1 May 1948, in front of a crowd of 91,465,<ref name="1947-1948 Challenge Cup Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=428|title=1947–1948 Challenge Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-date=23 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055838/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=428|url-status=dead}}</ref> and played in the 12–0 victory over [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] in the [[1948–49 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1948–49 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1948–49 season]] on Saturday 7 May 1949, in front of a crowd of 95,050. He was first selected for [[England national rugby league team|England]] in 1949, playing against [[France national rugby league team|France]].

He also played in Bradford Northern's 11–4 victory over [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] in the [[1949–50 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season|1949–50 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 29 October 1949.

He was selected for [[Yorkshire rugby league team|Yorkshire]] in 1950, however officials withdrew him from the side when they learned he was born in [[Northumberland]], England.<ref name=lindley/> He was selected to represent [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] in 1950, playing in two matches against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]], and in 1951, again against New Zealand.

Traill played {{rlp|lf}} in Bradford Northern's 6–13 defeat by Wigan in the [[Rugby Football League Championship]] Final during the [[1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season#Play-offs|1951–52 season]] at [[Leeds Road]], [[Huddersfield]] on Saturday 10 May 1952.<ref name="1951-1952 Championship Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=435|title=1951–1952 Championship Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212192432/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=435|url-status=dead}}</ref> He played in three matches for Great Britain in 1952, against [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]].

Traill was again selected for England in 1953, playing against [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] and [[Other Nationalities rugby league team|Other Nationalities]], and again in 1955, playing against Other Nationalities.<ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/> In 1954 he played for Great Britain against both New Zealand and Australia.<ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/> He also played in one game against France for Great Britain.<ref>Edgar, Harry (2007). ''Rugby League Journal Annual 2008'' Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. {{ISBN|0-9548355-3-0}}</ref>

He left Bradford Northern having played 315 matches for the Bradford Northern in ten seasons, scoring 37 tries and kicking three goals.

===Halifax===
He joined [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] for the 1955–56 season. His last match was against Wakefield Trinity.<ref name=lindley/>

===Wakefield Trinity===
In 1957 Triall moved again, joining [[Wakefield Trinity]]. He was appointed as the [[player-coach]] the following year.<ref name=lindley>Lindley, John (02/12/1961). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC Official Programme: Batley''. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a</ref>

He was selected for [[Yorkshire rugby league team|Yorkshire County XIII]] during the 1958–59 season.<ref>Lindley, John (1960). ''Dreadnoughts – A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F. C. 1873 – 1960 [Page118]''. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a</ref> That year he was the [[player-coach]] during Wakefield Trinity's 20–24 defeat by [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1958–59 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1958–59 Northern Rugby Football League season|1958–59 season]] at [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] on Saturday 18 October 1958.

==Coaching career==
After retiring as a player, Traill continued to coach Wakefield Trinity.

Wakefield Trinity defeated [[Hull F.C.]] 38–5 in the [[1959–60 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1959–60 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 14 May 1960, in front of a crowd of 79,773. The following week, on 21 May, the team lost the Championship final to Wigan 3-27.<ref name="1959-1960 Championship Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=438|title=1959-1960 Championship Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021024519/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=438|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was coach in the 16–10 victory over [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] in the [[1960–61 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season|1960–61 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium]], Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1960.

He also coached Wakefield Trinity in the 19–9 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1961–62 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season|1961–62 season]] at [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] on Saturday 11 November 1961. Later that season, he was the coach during the 12–6 victory over [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] in the [[1961–62 Challenge Cup]] final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1962, in front of a crowd of 81,263. The following week they played Huddersfield again, this time losing 5–14 in the 1961–62 season championship final at [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] on Saturday 19 May 1962.

He was the coach in the 25–10 victory over Wigan in the [[1962–63 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1962–63 season]] at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1963, in front of a crowd of 84,492.

He was coach in the 18–2 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1964–65 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1964–65 Northern Rugby Football League season|1964–65 season]] at [[Fartown Ground]], [[Huddersfield]] on Saturday 31 October 1964.

He was the coach in the 21–9 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the Championship final [[replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season|1966–67 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton|Station Road]], [[Swinton, Greater Manchester|Swinton]] on Wednesday 10 May 1967.

Traill coached Wakefield Trinity to a 17–10 victory over [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] in the Championship final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68 season]] at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 4 May 1968.<ref name="Hoole, Les 2004">Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. Breedon Books. {{ISBN|1-85983-429-9}}</ref> The following week, he was the coach in the 10–11 defeat by [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1967–68 Challenge Cup]]  "Watersplash" final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.<ref>Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. Breedon Books. {{ISBN|1-85983-429-9}}</ref>

He retired in 1970. During this time, Wakefield Trinity had also won the [[RFL Yorkshire League]] in 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62 and 1962–63.

==Honours==
In August 2007 he was named [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'s [[Bradford Bulls#Team of the Century|Team of the Century]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2911943 U.K. League Hooker in Doubt]
*{{IMDb name|0870672}}
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20060928095305/http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/bb_news_full.asp?newsid=108 Bulls Mourn Ken Traill]
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20090425162804/http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3567/The%20Millennium%20Masters%20-%20Substitutes The Millennium Masters – Substitutes]
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20091031130154/http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/wildcats-history-c351.html Wildcats History]
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20120224003357/http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3583/TEAM%20OF%20THE%20CENTURY Team Of The Century]
*(archived by archive.is) [https://archive.today/20070607074641/http://www.totalrl.com/onthisday/index.php?feat_id=276 When League was the new TV game]
*{{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=|fix-attempted=yes}} ĎŔƑ [http://site1.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/cgi-bin/newsreader.pl?item=news/2002/03/020326-0001.html Former Halifax Loose-Forward Traill Dies]
*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1946 Photograph "Northern at Fartown - The Northern side that took on Huddersfield in 1948. Bradford won 7-2 at Fartown. - Date: 30/03/1948" at rlhp.co.uk]
*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1129 Photograph "Action from the 1952 Championship final - More action from the 1952 Championship Final. - Date: 10/05/1952" at rlhp.co.uk]
*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1886 Photograph "Bradford Northern after winning the Yorkshire Cup - Trevor Foster with the Cup Winning side. Trevor holds the cup and is flanked by Ken Traill and Bob Jenkins - Date: 31/10/1953" at rlhp.co.uk]
*[https://www.britishpathe.com/video/rugby-league-cup-final-4/query/Wakefield+Win+Cup Rugby League Cup Final 1960]
*[https://www.britishpathe.com/video/wakefield-win-cup/query/Wakefield+Win+Cup Wakefield Win Cup 1962]
*[https://www.britishpathe.com/video/rugby-league-final-1/query/Wakefield+Win+Cup Rugby League Final 1963]
*[https://www.britishpathe.com/video/rugby-cup-final/query/Rugby+League+Final Rugby Cup Final 1968]

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