Charles "Charlie" Arthur Pollard ( – 1 October 1968) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, and

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ed in the 1930s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue (Wakefield), Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier o ...

(

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), as a , or , and coached at club level for

Batley Batley is a market town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield, in the Heavy Woollen District. In 2011, the popu ...

Background

Charlie Pollard was born in

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, England, and he died aged 71 in

, England.

Playing career

Club career

Charlie Pollard made his début for Wakefield Trinity during August 1919, he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during December 1932. Charlie Pollard played in

's 3–29 defeat by

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in the

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match at Belle Vue,

on Saturday 22 October 1921. Charlie Pollard played in

's 9–8 victory over

in the 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at

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on Saturday 22 November 1924, and played in the 3–10 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1926–27 season at

on Wednesday 1 December 1926, the original match on Saturday 27 November 1926 was postponed due to fog. Charlie Pollard's

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for

was the 8–7 victory over

at Belle Vue,

on Saturday 19 March 1927.

Representative honours

Charlie Pollard won a

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for Great Britain while at

, he played in Great Britain's 11-13 defeat by

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in the 2nd test match at

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on Wednesday 6 August 1924. Charlie Pollard won

(s) for

while at Wakefield Trinity.

Coaching career

Club career

Charlie Pollard was the coach of

from July 1935 to March 1939.

Personal life

Charlie Pollard's marriage to Nora Gwendoline (

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Brownhill) was registered during second ¼ 1926 in

district. They had 3 children; the rugby league footballer

Roy Pollard Roy Pollard (27 August 1927 – 30 October 2012) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain and England na ...

Oxford University RFC The Oxford University Rugby Football Club (Oxford University RFC or OURFC) is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham. History Men's team ...

Wakefield RFC Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901 and folded in 2004 as a result of poor finances, with a trading loss of £105,000 for the season and unsecured creditors' loans of approximately £640,000. The club's final season w ...

, Colwyn Bay RFC and

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(

) rugby union footballer David, and Barbara. Charlie had two younger brothers who also played

; Ernest Pollard, who played at for

, and Don Pollard, who played for

and

Outside rugby league

Charlie Pollard was the

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of the Graziers' Hotel, Belle Vue, Wakefield .Wakefield Trinity Committee, 7 Tammy Hall Street, Wakefield (Saturday 13 November 1920). ''Wakefield Trinity Gazette''. John Fletcher Printers, Albion Court, Westgate, Wakefield, WF1 1BD. ISBN n/a

References

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