Billy Stone (rugby league)

Billy Stone

Godfrey Phillips Cigarette card featuring Stone

Personal information

Full name

William J. Stone

Playing information

Rugby union

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
19??–??	Bream

Rugby league

Position

Wing, Centre

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1919–27	Hull F.C.	222	149
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1921–23	England	6	6	1	0	20
1920–22	Great Britain	8	8	0	0	24

Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

William "Billy" J. Stone was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, and 1920s who played at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Hull, as a three-quarter back. He was captain of Hull during the 1921–22 and 1922–23 seasons.^[1]

Stone was a Blacksmith in Bream, Gloucestershire. He was "discovered" playing for the Bream's rugby union team by talent scouts from Hull F.C. rugby league club,^[2] he then moved to Beverley Road, Hull with his wife Gertie Brown and his children; William Geoff (birth registered April→June 1923 in Hull district), Hilary (birth registered July→September 1924 in Hull district), and Esme M. (birth registered July→September 1934 in Sculcoates district).

Stone was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. He won caps for Great Britain while at Hull in 1920 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1921-22 against Australia (2 matches).^[3]

Stone also won caps for England while at Hull in 1921 against Wales, Other Nationalities, and Australia, in 1922 against Wales, in 1923 against Wales (2 matches).^[4]

Stone played fullback in Hull's 9-10 defeat by Rochdale Hornets in the 1922 Challenge Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, in front of a crowd of 34,827.^[5]

Hull F.C. were just one-point behind Rochdale Hornets when Second-row Bob Taylor scored a try in the dying minutes, however Fullback Billy Stone was unable to score the conversion, and Rochdale Hornets won the 1922 Challenge Cup.

References

↑ "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
↑ "Bream characters of Yesteryear". sungreen.co.uk. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

External links

Hull F.C. squad – 1922 Challenge Cup Final runners-up
1 J. Holdsworth 2 Billy Stone (c) 3 Jimmy Kennedy 4 Billy Batten 5 Emlyn Gwynne 6 Eddie Caswell 7 W. J. Charles 8 Jack Beasty 9 George Oliver 10 J. E. Wyburn 11 Edgar Morgan 12 Bob Taylor 13 H. Garratt Coach: Sid Melville (trainer)

Hull F.C. squad – 1923 Challenge Cup Final runners-up
1 [[]] 2 Billy Stone (position uncertain) 3 Jimmy Kennedy (position uncertain) 4 [[]] 5 [[]] 6 [[]] 7 [[]] 8 [[]] 9 [[]] 10 [[]] 11 [[]] 12 [[]] 13 [[]] Coach: Sid Melville (trainer)

Great Britain squad - "1920 Australia & New Zealand Tourists"
Gwyn Thomas Cyril Stacey Jim Bacon Squire Stockwell Harold Wagstaff (c) Joseph "Joe" Doyle Danny Hurcombe Evan Davies Billy Stone Johnny Rogers Ernest Jones Jonty Parkin Bobby Lloyd Arthur Johnson Arthur Skelhorn Alf Milnes Joe Cartwright Ben Gronow Billy Cunliffe Herman Hilton Douglas Clark Frank Gallagher Mr S. Foster (Manager) Mr J. Wilson (Manager)

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