Ernest Winter
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| Full name | Ernest Winter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 February 1910 Pontefract district, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
October→December 1970 (aged 60) Pontefract district, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Winter (4 February 1910[1] - October→December 1970[2]) birth registered in Pontefract district, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, playing at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (two spells, including one as a World War II guest) (Heritage № 92), and Hunslet, as a centre, i.e. number 2 or 4,[3] his death was registered in Pontefract district.
Playing career
International honours
Ernest Winter won a cap for England while at Featherstone Rovers in 1933 against Other Nationalities.[4]
County honours
Ernest Winter won caps for Yorkshire while at Featherstone Rovers; during the 1932–33 season against Cumberland, and Lancashire.
Championship Final appearances
Ernest Winter played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Hunslet's 8-2 victory over Leeds in the Championship Final during the 1937–38 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 30 April 1938.[5]
Club career
Ernest Winter made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 1 March 1930.[6]
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Club History, Facts and Figures". Yorkshire Evening Post. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952