Career
County Cup final appearances
Joe Bonnar played scrum-half/halfback in Wakefield Trinity"s 2–7 defeat by Leeds in the 1973 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1973-1974 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 20 October 1973, and played scrum-half/halfback in the 13–16 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1974 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1974-1975 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 26 October 1974. Club career
Joe Bonnar made his début for Wakefield Trinity in the 20-8 victory over Hull at The Boulevard, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 20 January 1968. Joe Bonnar, a well-known Dewsbury landlord pulled his final pint on 29 January 29 2007, as he retired after 18 years at the same public
Regulars at The George Hotel organised a leaving do for the popular couple, who took on the public in January 1989 and made it a focal point of the community.
Joe and Carol helped to raise more than £30,000 for various charities over the years and handed over a cheque for over £2,000 to The Diabetes Appeal at Dewsbury District Hospital before they left The George Hotel. Joe is originally from Cumbria and moved to the area when Wakefield Trinity bought him from Whitehaven for the princely sum of £3,250.
The nippy scrum-half finished his career at Halifax aged 29 and worked as a miner and a tradesman before settling on the licensed trade. Joe and Carol moved to Ullswater Road, Dewsbury, close to Hanging Heaton Golf Club, where Joe is a member.
