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1920 Great Britain Lions Tour
The 1920 Great Britain Lions tour was the third British national rugby league team or 'Lions' tour of Australasia, where it was winter and matches were played against the Australian and New Zealand national sides, as well as several local teams. In Australia, the three- Test match series was won by the hosts. In New Zealand another three-Test series was played and won by the visitors. The tour was a success and brought in a handsome profit. Touring squad At the 1919–20 Northern Rugby Football Union season's conclusion, the following Great Britain squad was assembled by the Northern Rugby Football Union to represent it on the tour of Australasia. Mr S Foster and Mr J Wilson were the team managers. Although it was a Great Britain tour, the team played as 'England' during the games. England * Joe Bowers, forward for Rochdale Hornets * Joe Cartwright, hooker for Leigh * Douglas Clark, forward for Huddersfield * Billy Cunliffe, forward for Warrington * Joe Doyle, three-qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilson (cyclist)
John Wilson (17 November 1876 – 24 November 1957) was a Scottish rugby league administrator and Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Wilson was born in Muirden, Aberdeenshire. In 1912, he was a member of the Scotland cycling team, which finished fourth in the Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial, team time trial event. In the Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's individual time trial, individual time trial competition he finished 16th. Rugby League For many years, Wilson was an official of Hull Kingston Rovers and, in 1920, was named as one of the two tour managers for the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand. On his return from the tour he was appointed as the first paid secretary of the Rugby Football League then known as the Northern Union. He remained secretary until retirement in 1946. References External links * 1876 births 1957 deaths Scottish male cyclists Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Doyle (rugby League)
Joseph Doyle (1894 – unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at the representative level for Great Britain (non- Test matches), and at the club level for Holker Street Old Boys(in Barrow-in-Furness), and Barrow, as a or . Background Joe Doyle's birth was registered in Barrow-in-Furness district, Lancashire, England. Playing career Doyle represented Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ... in eight non- Test matches on the 1920 Great Britain rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand, scoring eight tries. References External linksBarrow RL’s great Britons {{DEFAULTSORT:Doyle, Joseph 1890s births Barrow Raiders players English rugby league players Great Britain national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Bacon (rugby)
James Arthur Bacon (fourth ¼ 1896 – fourth ¼ 1968) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, and coached rugby league in the 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cross Keys, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for Leeds (captain), and Castleford, as a , or , and coached at club level for Castleford. Background Jim Bacon's birth was registered in Newport, Wales, and his death aged 72 was registered in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Playing career Jim Bacon played rugby union for Cross Keys RFC, and having appeared as a trialist for Wales (RU) some weeks before, he moved north and made his professional début for English rugby league club Leeds against Bradford Northern at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 14 December 1918.Dalby, Ken (1955). ''The Headingley Story – 1890–1955 – Volume One – Rugby''. The Leeds Cricket, Football & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Wood (rugby)
Alfred Ernest Wood (27 November 1883 – 15 February 1963) was an English dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union for England, and at club level for Gloucester RFC, as a fullback, and representative level rugby league for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, as a . Background Alf Wood was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, and he died aged 79 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. Playing career Wood won caps for England while at Gloucester RFC in 1908 against France, Wales, and Ireland. In 1908, Wood left Gloucester RFC to play rugby league for Oldham. Alf Wood played , and scored 3-goals, in Oldham's 9–10 defeat by Wigan in the 1908 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 19 December 1908. Wood played fullback in Oldham's loss to Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1908–09 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (sports)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squire Stockwell
Squire Stockwell (30 January 1896 – fourth ¼ 1970) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Bramley, Leeds and Hunslet F.C., as a . Background Stockwell's birth was registered Bramley district, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he lived on Swinnow Crescent, Pudsey, Leeds, and his death aged 74 was registered in Leeds district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Playing career Club career Stockwell transferred from Bramley to Leeds during February 1919 in exchange for Louis Marshall, and he transferred from Leeds to Hunslet F.C. during August 1924. He made 11 appearances for Hunslet, scoring one try. International honours Stockwell won caps for Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Stacey
John Cyril Stacey (7 November 1895 – 17 September 1964) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax and Batley as a . He is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee. Playing career Club career Stacey played left- in Halifax's 0–13 defeat by Leigh in the 1920–21 Challenge Cup Final during the 1920–21 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 30 April 1921, in front of a crowd of 25,000. Stacey debuted for Batley in August 1924, and played right- in Batley's 8–9 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 22 November 1924, in front of a crowd of 25,546. Stacey returned to Halifax in January 1928, and played his last game for the club on Saturday 9 February 1929. Representative honours Stacey was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Skelhorne
George Arthur Skelhorn, also spelt Skelhorne ( – 15 April 1931) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington, as a . Skelhorn is an inductee in the Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame. Skelhorn was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia. He won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1920 against Australia, New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1921-22 against Australia (3 matches). Skelhorn won caps for England while at Warrington in 1921 against Australia, in 1922 against Wales, and in 1923 against Wales. Arthur Skelhorn made his début for Warrington on Saturday 28 January 1911, and he played his last match for Warrington Saturday 21 March 1925. Warrington Wolves announced heritage numbers for the club's players. All players who have represented the club at first-team level since the breakaway from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Reid (rugby League)
William Reid ( – December 1955) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non- Test matches), and England, and at club level for Widnes. Reid won a cap for England while at Widnes in 1914 against Wales. Reid played in Widnes' victory in the Lancashire County League during the 1919–20 season. He was then selected for Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ... while at Widnes for the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. References External linksStatistics at rugby.widnes.tv {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, William 1880s births 1955 deaths England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Great Britain national rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonty Parkin
Jonathan "Jonty" Parkin (1894–1972) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. One of the nine inaugural inductees of the Rugby Football League Hall of Fame, he toured Australia three times, twice as captain of Great Britain, earning 17 Test caps. Parkin played at or , and also captained England for whom he made 12 appearances, as well as 17 for Yorkshire. Parkin gave the Wakefield Trinity club seventeen years' service, including victory in the 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup. Background Parkin was born in Sharlston on 5 November 1894, and later played for the Sharlston rugby league club. Playing career Wakefield Trinity Parkin joined Wakefield Trinity as an 18-year-old in 1913. He would go on to become captain of the club. Parkin played in Wakefield Trinity's 0–6 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1913–14 Challenge Cup Final at Thrum Hall, Halifax, in front of a crowd of 19,000, He also won caps for Yorkshire while at Wakefield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Milnes
Alfred "Alf" Milnes was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Halifax, as a . Playing career Club career Born in Sowerby Bridge, Milnes was signed by Halifax, and emerged as the club's starting hooker when competitive rugby league resumed after the end of the First World War. Milnes played for Halifax in their defeat against Leigh in the 1921 Challenge Cup final. Following the 1924–25 season, Milnes lost his first team place to Cyril Halliday. In August 1926, he was transferred to Huddersfield. He played for Huddersfield until October 1928. International honours Milnes was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia. He won caps for Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Jones (rugby League)
Ernest W. Jones ( – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a or . Playing career International honours Jones won caps for England while at Rochdale Hornets in 1913 against Wales, in 1914 against Wales, and he won caps for Great Britain while at Rochdale Hornets in 1920 on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia, and New Zealand (3 matches). County Cup Final appearances Ernest Jones played and scored a try in Rochdale Hornets' 12–5 victory over Oldham in the 1911–12 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1911–12 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 2 December 1911, in front of a crowd of 20,000. Club career Through injury, Jones did not appear in Rochdale Hornets' 10–9 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1921–22 Challenge Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at Headingl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
