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Full name | James Tranter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1890 Warrington, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1959 (aged 68–69) Warrington, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Tranter (1890 – 1959) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 184), as a centre , second-row , loose forward, i.e. number 3 or 4, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums. [1]
Jim Tranter won caps for England while at Warrington in 1922 against Wales, and in 1923 against Wales. [2]
Jim Tranter played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Warrington's 10–22 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1925–26 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 8 May 1926. [4]
James Tranter made his début for Warrington on Saturday 16 December 1911, and he played his last match for Warrington on Wednesday 26 December 1928.
Jim Tranter is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee. [5]
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