[1] After retirement from rugby league, in 1928 Wakefield RFC employed him as a bagman and he also assisted in training, paying him 2s/6d a week,[4] (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £20.97 in 2016).
[10] Herbert Kershaw played as a forward in Wakefield Trinity's 8–2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910–11 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.
His entry into Trinity's ranks came at a time when the highly successful half-back combination of Slater and Newbould was in full swing – but he proved himself a versatile player and when, for that famous Cup semi-final against Wigan, Trinity found themselves without a loose-forward, Herbert stepped into the breach.
His fast and clever play plus deadly tackling made a handsome contribution to Trinity's victory.
He played at loose forward in the Challenge Cup Final v. Hull FC, and that became his settled position.