Career
At Salford Day forged a reputation as the greatest hooker to play for the club, his record 488 appearances for the club went unbroken for over 35 years. Day was first selected for Wales in the 1930 Five Nations Championship in a match against Scotland at Murrayfield. Day was one of two new caps in the Welsh squad alongside Swansea"s Dai Thomas.
The final game of the Championship was an away game to France.
The match was notoriously bad tempered with the referee forced to make multiple stoppages to reproach both packs as fist fights broke out throughout the game. Day himself was kicked in the mouth and was forced to leave the pitch to have several stitches in his lip.
Day later switched codes, "Going North" to join Salford RLFC. International matches played
Wales
England 1931
France 1930
Ireland 1930
Scotland 1930, 1931
County Cup final appearances
About Bert Day"s time, there was Salford"s 10-8 victory over Swinton in the 1931 Lancashire Cup final during the 1931-1932 season at the Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 21 November 1931, the 21-12 victory over Wigan in the 1934 Lancashire Cup final during the 1934-1935 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934, the 15-7 victory over Wigan in the 1935 Lancashire Cup final during the 1935-1936 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 19 October 1935, the 5-2 victory over Wigan in the 1936 Lancashire Cup final during the 1936-1937 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 17 October 1936, and he played hooker in the 7-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1938 Lancashire Cup final during the 1938-1939 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938. Les Diables Rouges
Day was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name "Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were.
Joe Bradbury, Bob Brown, Aubrey Casewell, Paddy Dalton, Bert Day, Cliff Evans, Jack Feetham, George Harris, Barney Hudson, Emlyn Jenkins, Alf Middleton, Sammy Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Les Pearson, Gus Risman, Billy Watkins, and Billy Williams.