Charlie Winslade
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Full name | Charles Winslade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 21 November 1931 Maesteg, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 October 1993 (aged 61) Maesteg, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 17 st (238 lb; 108 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 24 September 2015 |
Charles "Charlie" Winslade (born 21 November 1931 — died 6 October 1993 (aged 61)) born in Maesteg, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Maesteg RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Oldham, and Warrington, as a Hooker, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 9, 11, 12 or 13, during the era of contested scrums, he died in Maesteg.
Playing career
International honours
Charlie Winslade won caps for Wales (RL) while at Oldham and Warrington 1952…1963 6-caps, and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Oldham in 1959 against France.[1]
County Cup final appearances
About Charlie Winslade's time, there was Oldham's 2-12 defeat by Barrow in the 1954 Lancashire Cup final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954, and the 10-3 victory over St. Helens in the 1956 Lancashire Cup final during the 1956–57 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1956, he played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 13-8 victory over Wigan in the 1957 Lancashire Cup final during the 1957–58 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 19 October 1957, played Left-Second-row in the 12-2 victory over St. Helens in the 1958 Lancashire Cup final during the 1958–59 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 25 October 1958, and played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in Warrington's 16-5 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1965 Lancashire Cup final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 29 October 1965.
Testimonial match
Charlie Winslade's Testimonial match at Oldham took place in 1960.
Honoured in Oldham
Winslade Close in Oldham is named after Charles Winslade. In book "Watersheddings Memories" a picture of Charles' granddaughters Charlotte Howell (c. 2007 (age 16–17)) and Jaynee Winslade G (c. 2010 (age 13–14)) can be seen, they are both stood on "Winslade Close" next to the street sign.
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- England & Wales, Birth/Death Indexes
External links
- Footballers who switched code
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Maesteg RFC players
- Oldham Roughyeds players
- People from Maesteg
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league second-rows
- Warrington Wolves players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- 1931 births
- 1993 deaths