Full name | Abel Ashworth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | second ¼ 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne district, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 10 January 1938 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Oldham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Abel Ashworth (second ¼ 1864 [2] – 10 January 1938 [3] ) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Oldham, [4] as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Oldham was a rugby union club.
Abel Ashworth's birth was registered in Ashton-under-Lyne district, Lancashire, he died aged 73 in Oldham, Lancashire. [1]
Abel Ashworth played two games for Leicester Tigers on their Easter tour to Wales in 1890. He played against Cardiff and Newport on Monday 7 April 1890 and Tuesday 8 April 1890 respectively. Along with Richard Cattell he became the first future England international to play for Leicester. [5]
Abel Ashworth won a cap for England while at Oldham in 1892 against Ireland. [1]
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