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Full name | Harold Burton | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
Died | December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Burton was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at club level for Lock Lane ARLFC, and Wakefield Trinity, as a centre.
Harry Burton scored the first try when rugby league was first televised live, when Wakefield Trinity played Wigan at Central Park on Saturday 12 January 1952. [1]
Harry Burton made his début for Wakefield Trinity during September 1950, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.
Terry Crook is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Bramley and Batley (player-coach), as a fullback, wing, or centre and coached at club level for Batley and Dewsbury.
Thomas "Tommy" Henry Newbould, also known by the nickname of 'Trapper', was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford Parish Church RFC and Castleford RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), York and Castleford Rovers as a stand-off or scrum-half.
Herbert Kershaw, also known by the nickname of "Harry", was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a forward.
William J. Lynch, also listed as Billie Lynch, was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, as a wing or centre.
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Herbert Goodfellow, also known by the nickname of "Goody", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), Batley, Castleford and Oldham, as a scrum-half.
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Ernest "Ernie" Pollard was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), Leeds and Bradford Northern, as a centre or stand-off. Ernie Pollard's career was ended in October 1938 when he suffered a severe knee injury.
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