| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Winstanley | |||||
| Nickname | Billy | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1910–1911 | Leigh | |||||
| 1911–1919 | Wigan | 67 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Total | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1910–1912 | England | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910–1912 | Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
William "Billy" Winstanley was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Leigh, and Wigan, playing at Prop, Hooker, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, 11 or 12, or 13 during the era of contested scrums.
Billy Winstanley, won caps for England while at Leigh in 1910 against Wales, while at Wigan in 1911 against Wales, and Australia, in 1912 against Wales.
While at Leigh he was selected to go on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand and won caps for Great Britain against Australia, Australasia (2 matches), and New Zealand.
While at Wigan he played in 1911-12 against Australia (3 matches).[1]