Harry Wilson (rugby league)
Personal information | ||||||
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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
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Hunslet remembered - Leisure and sport". hunslet.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Swan, Peter; Collomosse, Andrew (2008), Swanny: Confessions of a Lower-League Legend, John Blake, ISBN 978-1-84454-660-2
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- 1907-08 - Hunslet's Greatest Season
- Yorkshire Cup Final 1905 Hunslet v Halifax