Les Fairclough
 Ogden's Cigarette card featuring Les Fairclough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leslie Stuart Fairclough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October→December 1902 Prescot, St Helens England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 October 1951 (aged 48–49) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 0 lb (70 kg; 154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leslie "Les" Stuart Fairclough (birth registered October→December 1902[1] — 17 October 1951) birth registered in Prescot district, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for St. Helens, as a Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 7.
Playing career
International honours
Les Fairclough won caps for England while at St. Helens in 1925 against Wales (2 matches), in 1926 against Wales, and Other Nationalities, in 1927 against Wales, in 1928 against Wales (2 matches), in 1930 against Other Nationalities, in 1930 against Other Nationalities, in 1931 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1926-27 against New Zealand, in 1928 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1929-30 against Australia.[3]
County Cup final appearances
Les Fairclough played Stand-off/Five-eighth and scored a try in St Helens's 10-2 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1926 Lancashire Cup final during the 1926–27 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 20 November 1926.
Honoured at St Helens RLFC
Les Fairclough is a St Helens RLFC Hall of Fame inductee.[4]
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.
- ^ "St Helens Hall of Fame". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Profile at saints.org.uk
- Profile at Saints Heritage Society
- 1902 births
- 1951 deaths
- England national rugby league team players
- English rugby league players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Lancashire rugby league team players
- People from Prescot
- Sportspeople from St Helens, Merseyside
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league halfbacks
- St Helens RLFC players