Billy Kirk

For other people with the same name, see William Kirk.

Billy Kirk

Personal information
Full name	William Kirk
Born	7 April 1909 Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Died	1997 (aged 87–88) Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1927–34 Warrington 102 16 0 0 48 1934–36 Liverpool Stanley 61 9 0 0 27 Total 163 25 0 0 75 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1930 England 1 0 0 0 0 1930 Lancashire 2 1 0 0 3
Source: [1] [2]

William Kirk (17 April 1909 - 1997) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Warrington, as a scrum-half. ^[1]

Playing career

Club career

Kirk played scrum-half, and was carried off injured (before the era before of the interchange/substitute) in Warrington's 3-5 defeat by Swinton in the 1928 Challenge Cup Final during the 1927–28 season at Central Park, Wigan, in front of a crowd of 33,909. ^[3]

Kirk played, and scored a try in Warrington's 15-2 victory over Salford in the 1929 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1929–30 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 November 1929.

International honours

Kirk won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1930 against Other Nationalities.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Player Summary: Billy Kirk". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
3. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 33 – 1927–28". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a

External links

• Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk