| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | George Leslie Grainge | |||||
| Nickname | Les | |||||
| Born | 29 November 1910 Keighley, England |
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| Died | 29 August 1983 (aged 72) Keswick, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||
| Weight | 13 st 00 lb (82.6 kg; 182.0 lb) | |||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1935–1939 | Bradford Northern | 140 | 56 | |||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1937–1938 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
George Leslie "Les" Grainge (born 29 November 1910 in Keighley — died 29 August 1983 in Keswick) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Bradford Northern, playing at Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
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Les Grainge won a cap for England while at Bradford Northern in 1938 against France.[1]
Les Grainge attended Woodhouse Grove School, in Apperley Bridge, where he was Head Prefect and Victor Ludorum twice, and Captain of Cricket, Rugby and Lacrosse.
Although Les Grainge's date of birth is stated as 29 November 1910, his birth was not registered until January→March 1911 in Keighley district.[2]