Willie Aspinall
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | William H. Aspinall | |||||
Nickname | Willie | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||
Weight | 11 st 07 lb (73.0 kg; 161.0 lb) | |||||
Position | Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1962–71 | Warrington | 268 | 55 | 40 | 30 | 305 |
1971–≥74 | Rochdale Hornets | |||||
Total | 268 | 55 | 40 | 30 | 305 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1966 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
William "Willie" H. Aspinall is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Warrington, and Rochdale Hornets, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6.
Playing career
International honours
Willie Aspinall won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1966 against New Zealand.[1]
Club career
Willie Aspinall gained two winners' medals while at Warrington, the 16-5 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1965 Lancashire Cup final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 29 October 1965, and a Lancashire League title success during the 1967–68 season. He also played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and scored a drop goal in Warrington's 10-13 defeat by St. Helens in the 1967 Lancashire Cup final during the 1967–68 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 2 December 1967, and Rochdale Hornets' 16-27 defeat by Warrington in the Player's No.6 Trophy final during the 1973–74 season at Central Park, Wigan.
Honoured at Warrington Wolves
Willie Aspinall is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[2]
References
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
External links
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com