Charles Horley
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| Full name | Charles Henry Horley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July→September 1860 Pendlebury, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 May 1924 (aged 63) Birkdale, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles "Charlie" Henry Horley (birth registered July→September 1860[1] — 10 May 1924 (aged 63)[2]) birth registered in Pendlebury, was a rugby union footballer of the 1880s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Swinton,[3] as a Forward, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row, he died in Birkdale. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Swinton was a rugby union club.
Playing career
International honours
Charlie Horley won a cap for England while at Swinton in 1885 against Ireland.[4]
Change of Code
When Swinton converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 2 June 1896, Charlie Horley would have been approximately 36 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Swinton.
Genealogical information
Charlie Horley's marriage was registered during July→September 1886 in Chorlton district.[5]
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.