Peter Norburn (31 December 1930 – 6 June 2017) was an English

extra Extra, Xtra, or The Extra may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film * The Extra (1962 film), ''The Extra'' (1962 film), a Mexican film * The Extra (2005 film), ''The Extra'' (2005 film), an Australian film Literature * Extra (newspaper), ...

(

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

window cleaner Window cleaning, or window washing, is the exterior cleaning of architectural glass used for structural, lighting, or decorative purposes. It can be done manually, using a variety of tools for cleaning and access. Technology is also employed and ...

and

professional A professional is a member of a profession or any person who work (human activity), works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the partic ...

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

, English League XIII, and

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

, and at club level for Worsley Boys Club ARLFC, Swinton, and

Salford Salford ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Greater Manchester, England, on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester city centre. Landmarks include the former Salford Town Hall, town hall, ...

, as a or .

Playing career

International honours

Peter Norburn played at for English League XIII while at Swinton in the 19-8 victory over France at

Headingley Headingley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road. Headingley is the location of the Beckett Park campus of Leeds Beckett University and Headingley ...

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

on Wednesday 16 April 1958, and won a

cap A cap is a flat headgear, usually with a visor. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head. They made their first appearance as early as 3200 BC. The origin of the word "cap" comes from the Old French word "chapeau" which means "head co ...

playing on the and scored four tries for

while at Swinton in the 30-22 victory over Other Nationalities at

Central Park Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City, and the first landscaped park in the United States. It is the List of parks in New York City, sixth-largest park in the ...

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...

on Saturday 28 November 1953, equalling the

England national team Team England usually refers to the name under which athletes representing Commonwealth Games England compete. England team or Team England may refer to: *Commonwealth Games England *England national football team *England cricket team *England nat ...

's record for the most tries by an individual in a match.

Championship appearances

Peter Norburn played in Swinton's victories in the

Championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this sys ...

during the 1962-63 season, and the 1963-64 season. These were also the only two seasons between the 1905–06 season, and the 1972–73 season in which a

playoff The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...

wasn't used to determine the

winners.

County league appearances

Peter Norburn played in Swinton's victory in the

County league during the 1960–61 season.

County Cup Final appearances

Peter Norburn played at in Swinton's 9-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1960 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1960–61 season at

on Saturday 29 October 1960, played at in the 9-25 defeat by St. Helens in the

1961 Lancashire Cup Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

Final during the 1961–62 season at

on Saturday 11 November 1961, and played at in 4-7 defeat by St. Helens in the 1962 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1962–63 season at

on Saturday 27 October 1962.

Notable tour matches

Peter Norburn played in Swinton's match against

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

during the

1952–53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France The 1952–53 Kangaroo tour was the eighth Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team travelled to Great Britain and France and played forty matches, including the Ashes series of three Test matches against Great Britain and ...

, played in the 24-25 defeat by

in the

1959–60 Kangaroo tour The 1959–60 Kangaroo tour was the tenth Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team traveled to Europe and played thirty-seven matches against British, French and Italian teams, including the Ashes series of three Test matc ...

match at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 25 November 1959, and played in the 2-2 draw with

in the

1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France The 1963-64 Kangaroo tour was the eleventh Kangaroo tour, during which the Australian national rugby league team traveled to Europe and played thirty-six matches against British and French club and representative teams. It included three Test mat ...

match at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 November 1963.

Playing career

Peter Norburn made his début for Swinton against

Workington Town Workington Town is a semi-professional rugby league club based in Workington, West Cumbria, England. The club plays home games at Derwent Park and competes in the RFL League One, League One, the third tier of British rugby league system, Briti ...

on Saturday 26 August 1950, and he played his last match for Swinton in the 10-7 victory over St. Helens at Station Road, Swinton on Monday 30 March 1964.

Outside of rugby league

Peter Norburn was an

(

) in television programmes such as;

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

and

Z-Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police and CID detectives in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by ...

Genealogical information

Peter Norburn's marriage to Marjorie (

née The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...

Benson) was registered during first ¼ 1953 in

district. They had children; Jayne B. Norburn
birth registered
during third ¼ in

Barton-upon-Irwell Barton upon Irwell (also known as Barton-on-Irwell or Barton) is a suburb of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 12,462 in 2014. History Barton Old Hall, a brick-built house degraded to a farmhouse, was the seat of the ...

), and Hilary G. Norburn
birth registered
during second ¼ in

). Peter Norburn's funeral took place at Peel Green Crematorium, M30 7LW, at 2.20pm on Thursday 15 June 2017.

References

External links

Championship winning team of 1964Peter Norburn : Obituary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Norburn, Peter 1930 births 2017 deaths English male television actors England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Rugby league players from Wigan Rugby league second-rows Rugby league wingers Salford Red Devils players Swinton Lions players 20th-century English sportsmen