Carl Langton
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| Full name | Carl Spohn Langton | |||||
| Born | 1920 Sydney, New South Wales | |||||
| Died | 10 December 2003 Cambridge Park, New South Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row forward | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1942–47 | North Sydney Bears | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1949–50 | St George Dragons | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Carl Spohn Langton (1920-2003) was an Australian rugby league player of the 1940s who played in the New South Wales premiership competition for two different Sydney clubs and was later a top-grade referee.
Carl Langton played rugby league for the North Sydney Bears for four seasons: 1942, 1944, 1946-1947. He then joined the St George Dragons for two seasons between 1949-1950. He won a premiership with St George, playing second-row in the 1949 Grand Final when his side beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 19-12.[1] He retired from Sydney football at the end of the 1950 NSWRFL season. [1] He later became a graded referee.[2]
Carl Langton died on 10 December 2003.[3]
Langton (front 2nd from left) in St. George's 1949 premiership-winning team
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ Daily Telegraph - Death Notice 13/12/2003
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