Frederick Talbot

For other people named Fred Talbot, see Fred Talbot (disambiguation).
Frederick Talbot
Personal information
Full name Frederick Talbot
Nickname Fred
Born Wales
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1933–≥35 Huddersfield
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935 Wales 1
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Frederick "Fred" Talbot is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Fred Talbot won a cap for Wales while at Huddersfield in 1935.[2]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Fred Talbot played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12 in Huddersfield's 21–17 victory over Warrington in the 1933 Challenge Cup final during the 1932–33 season at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 6 May 1933.<ref name="Fartown At Wembley - "The Wembley Years" - 1933, 1935, 1953 And 1962">"Fartown At Wembley - "The Wembley Years" - 1933, 1935, 1953 And 1962" (PDF). huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.</ref> and played Loose forward/Lock in Huddersfield's 8-11 defeat by Castleford in the 1935 Challenge Cup final during the 1934–35 season at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 4 May 1935.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Castleford Beat Huddersfield For Rugby League Cup". newspapers.nl.sg. 23 May 1935. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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