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George Alan Prescott -LRB- 17 June 1927 in Widnes , Lancashire -- 20 September 1998 -RRB- was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s , 1950s , and 1960s , and coached in the 1960s , playing initially at , and then later at or .. Widnes. Widnes. Lancashire. RFL Lancashire Cup. rugby league. rugby league. In 404 matches for St. Helens .. St. Helens. St Helens R.F.C.. Prescott scored 31 tries for a total of 93 points .. He played 14 times for Lancashire , 12 times for England , once for Rugby League XIII , once for British Empire , and made 31 Great Britain appearances -LRB- 10 as captain -RRB- .. Lancashire. RFL Lancashire Cup. England. England national rugby league team. Great Britain. Great Britain national rugby league team. British Empire. British Empire XIII rugby league team. Prescott made his senior rugby league debut on the for Halifax at the age of 15 .. Halifax. Halifax R.L.F.C. rugby league. rugby league. St. Helens signed him from Halifax on 11 January 1949 and he made his first team debut four days later against Belle Vue Rangers .. Halifax. Halifax R.L.F.C. St. Helens. St Helens R.F.C.. Belle Vue Rangers. Broughton Rangers. Prescott was captain and Lance Todd Trophy winner at Wembley in 1956 .. Lance Todd Trophy. Lance Todd Trophy. His test debut against Australia was at Headingley in 1952 .. Australia. Australia national rugby league team. Headingley. Headingley Stadium. When he arrived in Australia as captain of Great Britain in 1956 , he had not missed a Test against Australia since making his debut .. Great Britain. Great Britain national rugby league team. Australia. Australia national rugby league team. He is best remembered for leading his side to victory over Australia at Brisbane in 1958 , having broken his arm after just four minutes but continuing to play .. Australia. Australia national rugby league team. Brisbane. Brisbane Cricket Ground. The match became known as `` Prescott 's Match '' or `` The Battle of Brisbane '' .. Brisbane. Brisbane Cricket Ground. Alan Prescott represented Great Britain & France in the 37 -- 31 victory over New Zealand at Carlaw Park , Auckland on 3 July 1957 ,. Great Britain. Great Britain national rugby league team. Carlaw Park. Carlaw Park. Auckland. Auckland. His final appearance for St. Helens was against Halifax on 19 March 1960 .. Halifax. Halifax R.L.F.C. St. Helens. St Helens R.F.C.. He took over from Jim Sullivan as St. Helens ' coach .. St. Helens. St Helens R.F.C.. coach. Coach ( sport ). Jim Sullivan. Jim Sullivan ( rugby league ). Alan coached St. Helens to Lancashire County Cup success and a Challenge Cup win over Wigan in 1961 .. Lancashire. RFL Lancashire Cup. Wigan. Wigan Warriors. St. Helens. St Helens R.F.C.. County Cup. Rugby league county cups. Challenge Cup. Challenge Cup