Harry Wilson (rugby league)

Harry Wilson
Personal information
Full name Harry Wilson
Playing information
Position Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1905–≥08 Hunslet
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1906–08 England 2 0 0 0 0
1908 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Harry Wilson was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s. He played for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Hunslet, as a Hooker, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Harry Wilson won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1906 against Other Nationalities, in 1908 against New Zealand,[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1908 against New Zealand (3 matches).[2]

All Four Cups, and "The Terrible Six"

Harry Wilson was a member of Hunslet's 1907–08 season All Four Cups winning team, the Forwards were known as "The Terrible Six" they were; Tom Walsh, Harry Wilson, Jack Randall, Bill "Tubby" Brookes, Bill Jukes, and John Willie Higson.[3]

County Cup final appearances

Harry Wilson played Loose forward/Lock in Hunslet's 13-3 victory over Halifax in the 1905 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1905–06 season at Park Avenue, Bradford on Saturday 2 December 1905, and played Hooker in the 17-0 victory over Halifax in the 1907 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1907–08 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 21 December 1907.

Family

Harry Wilson's great-grandson is the former professional association football player Peter Swan.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Hunslet remembered - Leisure and sport". hunslet.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Swan, Peter; Collomosse, Andrew (2008), Swanny: Confessions of a Lower-League Legend, John Blake, ISBN 978-1-84454-660-2

External links