Edgar Dawson (rugby league)

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Edgar W. Dawson
Personal information
Full name Edgar W. Dawson
Born October→December 1931 (age 83–84)
Great Ouseburn district, England
Playing information
Position Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1956–≥56 York
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1956–58 English League XIII 2 0 0 0 0
1956 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Edgar W. Dawson (birth registered October→December 1931) birth registered in Great Ouseburn district,[1] is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and English League XIII, and at club level for York, as a Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Edgar Dawson represented the English League XIII while at York in 1956 against France, and in 1958 against France, and won a cap for Great Britain while at York in the 21-10 victory over Australia at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 17 November 1956.[2]

County Cup final appearances

Edgar Dawson played Loose forward/Lock in York's 8-15 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1957 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1957–58 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 19 October 1957.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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