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Harry Wilson (rugby league)

Harry Wilson
Personal information
Full nameHarry Wilson
Bornunknown
Diedunknown
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Methley RFC
Castleford RUFC
Rothwell RFC
Morley R.F.C.
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire
Rugby league
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1898/99–≥08 Hunslet
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1907–≥07 Yorkshire ≥1
1906–08 England 2 0 0 0 0
1908 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Harry Wilson (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Methley RFC (in Methley, Leeds, club now defunct), Castleford RUFC (in Castleford, Wakefield),[4] Rothwell RFC (in Rothwell, Leeds, club now defunct), and Morley R.F.C. (in Morley, Leeds), and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, as a forward.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Harry Wilson won caps for England (RL) while at Hunslet in 1906 against Other Nationalities, in 1908 against New Zealand,[2] and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Hunslet in 1908 against New Zealand (3 matches).[3]

County honours

Harry Wilson won cap(s) for Yorkshire (RU), and he won cap(s) for Yorkshire (RL) while at Hunslet, including against New Zealand at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 18 December 1907.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Harry Wilson played as a forward in Hunslet's 14-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1907–08 Challenge Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 25 April 1908, in front of a crowd of 18,000.

County Cup Final appearances

Harry Wilson played as a forward in Hunslet's 13-3 victory over Halifax in the 1905 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1905–06 season at Park Avenue, Bradford on Saturday 2 December 1905, and played as a forward in the 17-0 victory over Halifax in the 1907 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 21 December 1907.

All Four Cups, and "The Terrible Six"

Harry Wilson was a member of Hunslet's 1907–08 season All Four Cups winning team, the Forwards were known as "The Terrible Six" they were; Tom Walsh, Harry Wilson, Jack Randall, Bill "Tubby" Brookes, Bill Jukes and John Willie Higson.[5]

Family

Harry Wilson was the great-grandfather of the association footballer of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s; Peter Swan.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (RL)". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (RL)". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Castleford RUFC at pitchero.com". pitchero.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Hunslet remembered - Leisure and sport". hunslet.org. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ Swan, Peter; Collomosse, Andrew (2008), Swanny: Confessions of a Lower-League Legend, John Blake, ISBN 978-1-84454-660-2
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Wilson_(rugby_league)