Patrick Dalton (summer – ?) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for

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, and English League XIII, and at club level for

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, as a or .

Background

Paddy Dalton's birth was registered in Harrington,

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, England.

Playing career

International honours

Paddy Dalton won

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s for

while at Salford in 1934 against Australia and France, in 1935 against France and Wales, and in 1936 against Wales, and represented English League XIII against France.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Paddy Dalton played at in

's 7-4 victory over Barrow in the 1937–38 Challenge Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at

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, in front of a crowd of 51,243.

County Cup Final appearances

About Paddy Dalton's time, there was

's 10-8 victory over Swinton in the 1931–32 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1931–32 season at

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on Saturday 21 November 1931, the 21-12 victory over

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in the 1934–35 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at

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on Saturday 20 October 1934, the 15-7 victory over

in the 1935–36 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1935–36 season at

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on Saturday 19 October 1935, the 5-2 victory over

in the 1936–37 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at

on Saturday 17 October 1936, and he played at in the 7-10 defeat by

in the

1938–39 Lancashire Cup 1938–39 was the thirty-first occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion was held. Wigan Warriors, Wigan won the trophy by beating Salford Red Devils, Salford by a score of 10-7. The match was played at Station Road, Swinton, Station Road, ...

Final during the 1938–39 season at

on Saturday 22 October 1938.

Les Diables Rouges

Paddy Dalton 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,

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, Paddy Dalton,

Bert Day Hubert Charles Day (8 May 1908 – 27 June 1977) was a rugby football, rugby hooker who played rugby union for Newport RFC, Newport and rugby league for Salford Red Devils, Salford. He was awarded five caps for Wales national rugby union team, ...

, Cliff Evans,

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, George Harris,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalton, Patrick 1907 births 20th-century English sportsmen Cumberland rugby league team players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players People from Harrington, Cumbria Place of death missing Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Workington Rugby league second-rows Rugby League XIII players Salford Red Devils players Year of death missing