Edward "Ted" Slevin (15 July 1927 – 7 November 1998) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for

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and

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(despite being born in

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), and at club level for

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( Heritage № 521),

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and

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, as a , or , i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

Background

Ted Slevin was born in Rossington,

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, England, he and his family moved to

when he was just a few months old, he was later the

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of The Beech Tree, Beech Hill Lane,

, and he died aged 71.

Club career

Wigan

Ted Slevin made his début for

in the 14-12 victory over

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Rugby Stadium,

on Saturday 8 January 1949, he scored his first try for Wigan in the 19-5 victory over St. Helens at

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on Friday 15 April 1949, he scored his last try (2-tries) for Wigan in the 22-13 victory over St. Helens at

on Friday 23 March 1951, and he played his last match for Wigan in the 46-0 victory over Liverpool City at

on Saturday 6 October 1951. Slevin played in

's 20-2 victory over

in the

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Final during the 1949–50 season at

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, Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950, played in Wigan's victory in the

County League during the 1949–50 season, and played right-, i.e. number 10, in the 20-7 victory over

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in the 1949–50

County Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at

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on Saturday 29 October 1949. Slevin played left-, i.e. number 11, and scored a try in the 28-5 victory over

in the 1950–51

County Cup Final during the 1950–51 season at

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on Saturday 4 November 1950, and played right-, i.e. number 12, in Wigan's 10–0 victory over Barrow in the

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Final at

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, London on Saturday 5 May 1951.

Huddersfield

Slevin played in

's victory in the

County League during the 1951–52 season. Slevin played left-, i.e. number 8, in the 15-10 victory over St. Helens in the 1953–54

Final during the 1952–53 season at

, London on Saturday 25 April 1953, in front of a crowd of 89,588, and played in the 18-8 victory over

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in the 1952–53

County Cup Final during the 1952–53 season at

Rugby Stadium,

on Saturday 15 November 1952. Slevin played left- in the 15-8 victory over

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in the 1957–58

County Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at

Rugby Stadium,

on Saturday 19 October 1957, played left- in the 10–16 defeat by

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in the 1960–61

County Cup Final during the 1960–61 season at

Rugby Stadium,

on Saturday 29 October 1960. Slevin played in the 6-12 defeat by

in the 1961–62

Final during the 1961–62 season at

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on Saturday 12 May 1962, in front of a crowd of 81,263, and played in the 14-5 victory over

in the

Final during the 1961–62 season at

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, Bradford on Saturday 19 May 1962.

Testimonial match

Slevin's

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took place in 1962.

All Six Cups

Only five rugby league footballers have won "All Six Cups" during their career, they are;

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(while at

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and

), Alan Edwards (while at

and

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), John Etty (while at

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and

), Ted Slevin (while at

and

), and Derek Turner (while at

and

). "All Six Cups" being the

County Cup,

County League,

County Cup and Yorkshire League. In 1999, Slevin was one of 21 players inducted into Huddersfield's Hall of Fame.

Representative career

County honours

Slevin played left-, i.e. number 8, and scored a try in

's 12-3 victory over

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, Halifax on Tuesday 3 May 1949.

International honours

Slevin won

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s for

while at Wigan in 1950 against Wales, and while at Huddersfield in 1953 against France. Slevin also represented

while at Huddersfield in 1953 against France, and in 1954 against France (2 non-

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, William "Billy" Ivison, Robert "Bob" Kelly,

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and George Parsons, Slevin's only

appearances came against

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prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as

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by the

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, and consequently

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were not awarded.

Genealogical information

Ted Slevin's marriage to Kathleen (

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Moss) was registered during third ¼ 1950 in

district. They had children; Bryan E. Slevin (birth registered during second ¼ in Ince district), and Jeffrey P. Slevin (birth registered during first ¼ in

district). Ted Slevin was the son of John Slevin and Edith "Edy" (

Lawton) (marriage registered first ¼ 1922 in

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district), and the younger brother of John "Jack" Slevin (birth registered third ¼ 1922 in

district).

References

External links

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