Charlie Mathers
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| Full name | Charles Mathers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | second ¼ 1860 Hunslet, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: espnscrum.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles "Charlie" Mathers (second ¼ 1860[1] – death unknown) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for British Isles and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bramley, as a forward. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Bramley were a rugby union club.
Background
Charles Mathers' birth was registered in Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
International honours
Charlie Mathers won cap(s) for British Isles while at Bramley on the 1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia.[2]
Change of code
When Bramley converted from the rugby union code to the Northern Union code on Tuesday 2 June 1896, Charlie Mathers would have been approximately 36 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and Northern Union footballer for Bramley.
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Statistics at lionsrugby.com". lionsrugby.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- Search for "Mathers" at espn.co.uk (1888 British Isles tourists statistics missing (31 December 2017))
- Statistics at lionsrugby.com
- Football – British Football Team’s Visit To New Zealand.
- The Return Of The English Team To Their Native Land
- Lions' tragic history uncovered
- Football. A team of British Rugby footballers visited the colonies in April