Frederick Firth
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| Full name | Frederick Firth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1870 Cleckheaton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 1936 (aged 65–66) Olneyville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: espnscrum.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frederick "Fred" Firth (1870 in Cleckheaton – February 1936 in Olneyville, Providence, Rhode Island) was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Halifax,[1] as a Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Halifax was a rugby union club.
Playing career
International honours
Fred Firth won caps for England while at Halifax in 1894 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.[2]
Change of Code
When Halifax converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 27 August 1895, Fred Firth would have been approximately 25. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Halifax.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "International Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.