Bill Longworth (rugby league)
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Henry Longworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October→December 1884 Oldham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William "Bill/Billy" Henry Longworth (birth registered October→December 1884 in Oldham, Lancashire[1] — death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, as a Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
Plying career
International honours
Bill Longworth won caps for England while at Oldham in 1908 against Wales, in 1909 against Australia (3 matches),[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1908-09 against Australia (3 matches).[3]
Championship appearances
Bill Longworth played in Oldham's victory in the Championship during the 1904–05 season, making his début in April 1905.[4]
County Cup Final Appearances
Bill Longworth played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in Oldham's 9-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1908 Lancashire Cup final during the 1908–09 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 19 December 1908.[5]
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ The Umpire (1905). Oldham Football Team - Winners of the Northern League Championship, Season 1904–05. The Umpire. ISBN n/a
- ^ "1908–1909 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.