Leeds Prior played in
Leeds' 9-7 victory over
Barrow in the
1957 Challenge Cup Final during the
1956–57 season at
Wembley Stadium,
London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318. Prior played hooker, and scored a
try in Leeds' 18-13 victory over
Australia in the
1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at
Headingley during October 1956.
Hunslet Prior was transferred from Leeds to
Hunslet during January 1961 as part of the world record transfer fee of £13,250 for
Brian Shaw (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £583,000 in 2013). The deal that took Brian Shaw from Hunslet to Leeds in a cash plus player deal, that included Bernard Prior and another Leeds player;
Norman Burton. Prior played in Hunslet's 12-2 victory over
Hull Kingston Rovers in the
1962 Yorkshire Cup Final during the
1962–63 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1962, and played hooker in the 8-17 defeat by
Bradford Northern in the
1965 Yorkshire Cup Final during the
1965–66 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1965. He played hooker in Hunslet's 16-20 defeat by
Wigan in the
1965 Challenge Cup Final during the
1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016.
Wakefield Trinity Prior played in
Wakefield Trinity's 21-9 victory over
St. Helens in the
Championship Final
replay during the
1966–67 season at
Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967.
Representative honours Bernard Prior won a
cap for
Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1966 against France. Prior represented
Yorkshire while at Leeds against Cumberland at Hull in September 1959. ==References==