Frank Barton (rugby league)
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| Full name | Frank Barton | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1941–1953 | Wigan | 274 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| ≤1955–≥1955 | Barrow | |||||
| Total | 274 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 111 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1951–1952 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952–1952 | British Empire XIII | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951–1951 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Frank Barton is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, England, and British Empire XIII, and at club level for Wigan, and Barrow, playing at Prop, or Hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9, during the era of contested scrums.
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[edit] International honours
Frank Barton won caps for England while at Wigan in 1951 against Other Nations, in 1952 against Other Nations, won a cap for British Empire XIII while at Wigan in 1952 against New Zealand, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1951 against New Zealand.[1]
Frank Barton also represented Great Britain while at Wigan between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[2]
[edit] Challenge Cup final appearances
Frank Barton played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in Barrow's 21-12 victory over Workington Town in the 1954–55 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 30 April 1955.
[edit] References
- ^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=Barton&EnSearch=Barton&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
