Henry Wigglesworth

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Henry Wigglesworth
Full nameHenry John Wigglesworth
Born1860
Doncaster district, England
Died3 March 1925 (aged 64)
Hunslet, England
Rugby union career
Position Three-quarters
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– Thornes RFC
– Yorkshire 6
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1884 England 1 (0)

Henry Wigglesworth (birth registered July→September 1860 [1] – 3 March 1925 [2] ) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Thornes F.C. (in Thornes, Wakefield), as a three-quarter, e.g. wing, or centre.

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Background

Henry Wigglesworth's birth was registered in Doncaster district, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 64 in Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Rugby career

Henry Wigglesworth won a cap for England while at Thornes RFC in the 1884 Home Nations Championship in the 1-goal to nil victory over Ireland at Lansdowne Road on Monday 4 February 1884. [3]

Henry Wigglesworth won caps for Yorkshire, making his début against Northumberland. [4]

Personal life

Wigglesworth married in 1894 in the Hunslet district. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at scrum.com (RU)". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Maule, Raymond (1992). The Complete Who's Who of England Rugby Union Internationals. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN   1-873626-10-X.
  5. ↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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