Len Aston
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| Full name | Leonard Aston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 1920 Prescot district, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 19, 1987 (aged 67) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leonard "Len" Aston (14 June 1920 – 19 November 1987) [4] was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for St. Helens, as a centre, Prop, Second-row or loose forward, i.e. number 3 or 4, 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13 during the era of contested scrums.
Background
Ashton was born in Prescot district, Lancashire.
Playing career
International honours
Len Aston won caps for England while at St. Helens in 1947 against Wales, and France, in 1948 against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1947 against New Zealand (3 matches).[3]
Testimonial match
Len Aston's testimonial match at St. Helens took place against Hull F.C. at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 3 March 1951.
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MZ3B-5KG : accessed 2016-05-03)