Barney Hudson

Barney Hudson
Senior Service Cigarette card featuring Barney Hudson
Personal information
Full name Bernard Hudson
Born January→March 1906 (age 105–106)
Horden, County Durham, England
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928–1946 Salford 411 282 58 962
1941–1943 Dewsbury 67 46 5 148
Total 478 328 63 0 1110
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1934–1938 England 6 5 0 0 15
1932–1937 Great Britain 8 7 0 0 21
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Bernard "Barney" Hudson (birth registered January→March 1906 (age 105–106) in Horden[1]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Salford, playing at Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5. Whilst serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he was a guest player and captained Dewsbury.

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International honours

Barney Hudson won caps for England while at Salford in 1934 against Australia, in 1935 against France, and Wales, in 1936 against Wales, and France, in 1938 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in against 1932 New Zealand, in 1933 against Australia (2 matches), in 1936 against Australia, and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1937 against Australia (2 matches).[2]

Les Diables Rouges

Barney Hudson 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; Joseph "Joe" Bradbury, Robert "Bob" Brown, Aubrey Casewell, Patrick "Paddy" Dalton, Hubert "Bert" Day, Clifford "Cliff" Evans, John "Jack" Feetham, George Harris, Barney Hudson, Emlyn Jenkins, Alf Middleton, Samuel "Sammy" Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Leslie "Les" Pearson, Gus Risman, William "Billy" Watkins, and William "Billy" Williams

Salford début. 6 April 1928 v Wigan Highfield (home).

Salford final match. 22 April 1946 v Wigan (home).

Club Honours: Salford.

Rugby League Championship 1932/33 1936/37 1938/39

Rugby League Challenge Cup winner 1938

Rugby League Challenge Cup beaten finalist 1939

Lancashire Cup 1931 1934 1935 1936

Lancashire League Championship 1932/33 1933/34 1934/35 1936/37 1938/39

Club Honours: Dewsbury.

Rugby League Championship 1941/42

Rugby League Challenge Cup 1943

Yorkshire Cup 1942

References

  1. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 2010-12-31. http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=114900753&d=bmd_1310461961. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 
  2. ^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=Hudson&EnSearch=Hudson&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

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