Arthur Binks (10 January 1902 – 1969) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for Buslingthorpe Vale ARLFC (in

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and

Bradford Northern The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...

, as a , or .

Background

Arthur Binks' birth was registered in Bramley district,

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, and his death aged 67, was registered in

district,

, England.

Playing career

International honours

Arthur Binks won a

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for

while at

in 1929 against Other Nationalities.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Arthur Binks played in

' 28–3 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1922–23 Challenge Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at Belle Vue,

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, the only occasion the Challenge Cup final has ever been staged at Belle Vue, and played either ,WIGAN RLFC 1895–1986 by Ian Morrison (1986) or , in

's 13–2 victory over

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in the

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Final during the 1928-29 season at

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on Saturday 4 May 1929.

County Cup Final appearances

Arthur Binks played in

's 5–4 victory over

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in the 1928–29 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1928–29 season at

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on Saturday 24 November 1928.

Club career

The

backline in the early 1920s was known as the Busy Bs, as it included; Jim Bacon, Arthur Binks, Billy Bowen, Joe Brittain and Harold Buck. Arthur Binks made his début for

in the 5–11 defeat by

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at Mather Lane (adjacent to the

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on Saturday 1 October 1927, he scored his first try for Wigan in the 12–5 victory over Warrington in the

1927–28 Lancashire Cup The 1927–28 Lancashire Cup competition was the 20th competition in the history of this regional rugby league event and the final was a repeat of the 1925–26 Lancashire Cup Final, with Swinton beating Wigan by 5–2. The match was played at ...

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on Wednesday 2 November 1927, he scored his last try for Wigan in the 20–8 victory over Wigan Highfield at

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on Saturday 18 October 1930, and he played his last match for Wigan in the 42–0 victory over

on Saturday 21 March 1931.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Binks, Arthur 1902 births 1969 deaths Bradford Bulls players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Leeds Rhinos players People from Bramley, Leeds Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Leeds Wigan Warriors players 20th-century English sportsmen