Ben Halfpenny

Benjamin Halfpenny
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Halfpenny
Born	April→June 1906; Prescot district, England
Died	1966 (aged 59–60)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre, Prop, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Representative
	Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Benjamin "Ben" Halfpenny (birth registered April→June 1906^[1] – 1966)^[2] birth was registered in Prescot district, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s, playing at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and England, and at club level for Widnes, St. Helens, and Warrington, as a Wing, Centre, Prop, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 8 or 10, or, 13.

Playing career

Ben Halfpenny won a cap for England while at St. Helens in 1928 against Wales.^[3]

Ben Halfpenny played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in St Helens' 9-10 defeat by Warrington in the 1932 Lancashire Cup final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932.

^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.