Leonard Bowkett

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leonard Bowkett
Personal information

Park Drive Cigarette card featuring Len Bowkett
Full name	Leonard Charles Bowkett
Nickname	Len
Born	October→December 1906 Coventry, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1926–26	Coventry R.F.C.
Rugby league
Position	Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1926–35	Huddersfield	274	37	305
	Keighley
	Total	274	37	305	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1932	England	1	0	1	0	2
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Leonard "Len" Charles Bowkett (birth registered October→December 1906 in Coventry district^[1] — death unknown) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s playing club level rugby union (RU) for Coventry R.F.C., and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for England, and at club level for Huddersfield, and Keighley, as a Centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.

Playing career

International honours

Len Bowkett won a cap for England (RL) while at Huddersfield in 1932 against Wales.^[2]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Len Bowkett played Centre, i.e. number 4, was captain, man of the match, and scored three penalties and two conversions in Huddersfield's 21–17 victory over Warrington in the 1932–33 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 6 May 1933, receiving the trophy from Edward, Prince of Wales.<ref name="Fartown At Wembley - "The Wembley Years" - 1933, 1935, 1953 And 1962">"Fartown At Wembley - "The Wembley Years" - 1933, 1935, 1953 And 1962". huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013. </ref>

Genealogical information

Len Bowkett's marriage to Jessie Taylor was registered during January→March 1926 in Coventry district.^[3] They had children; June Bowkett (birth registered during April→June 1926 in Coventry district), John L. Bowkett (birth registered during July→September 1931 in Coventry district), Roland G. Bowkett (birth registered during July→September 1937 in Coventry district),

References

↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

v t e Huddersfield Giants squad – 1933 Challenge Cup Final Winners

1 Tommy Scourfield 2 Ernie Mills 3 Stan Brogden 4 Leonard Bowkett (c) 5 Ray T. Markham 6 Gwyn Richards 7 Leslie Adams 8 Herbert Sherwood 9 Cyril Halliday 10 Thomas Banks 11 Henry Tiffany 12 Frederick Talbot 13 Frederick Brindle Coach: Chris Brockbank

v t e Huddersfield Giants Hall of Fame Inductees

Harry Lodge Milford Sutcliffe Harold Wagstaff Douglas Clark Albert Rosenfeld Ben Gronow Leonard Bowkett Ray Markham Alex Fiddes Russell Pepperell Jeffrey Bawden Lionel Cooper Johnny Hunter Pat Devery Dave Valentine Frank Dyson Peter Ramsden Ted Slevin Thomas "Tommy" Smales Don Close Ken Senior

Persondata
Name	Bowkett, Leonard
Alternative names
Short description	English rugby union and rugby league player
Date of birth	1906
Place of birth	Coventry
Date of death
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.