Bill Pattinson

William Pattinson
Personal information
Full name William Pattinson
Nickname Bill, Billy
Playing information
Position Second-row, Loose forward/Lock

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1967–67 Workington Town
1967–70 Warrington 25 4 0 0 12
1970–≤75 Swinton
≥1970–≤75 Bradford Northern
1975–87 Workington Town 309+13 67
Total 347 71 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1980–≥86 Cumbria ≥3
1981 England 1+1 0 0 0 0

William "Bill"/"Billy" Pattinson is a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, playing at representative level for England, and Cumberland/Cumbria, and at club level for Workington Town (twice), Warrington (Heritage № 675), Swinton, and Bradford Northern, as a second-row or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Bill Pattinson won caps for England while at Workington in 1981 against France (sub), and Wales.[1]

County honours

Bill Pattinson represented Cumbria while at Workington.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Bill Pattinson played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Bradford Northern's 14-33 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395.

County Cup Final appearances

Bill Pattinson played loose forward/lock (replaced by interchange/substitute Peter Gorley) in Workington Town's 11-16 defeat by Widnes in the 1976 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1976–77 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 30 October 1976, played loose forward/lock in the 13-10 victory over Wigan in the 1977 Final during the 1977–78 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1977, played loose forward/lock (replaced by interchange/substitute Les Gorley) in the 13-15 defeat by Widnes in the Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1978, and played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 0-11 defeat by Widnes in the 1979 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 8 December 1979.

Club career

Bill Pattinson made his début for Warrington on Tuesday 29 August 1967, and played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 18 April 1970.

Testimonial match

Bill Pattinson's Testimonial match at Workington Town took place in 1986.

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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