Samuel Northmore

Samuel Northmore
Full name	Samuel Northmore
Date of birth	2 March 1872
Place of birth	Millom, England
Date of death	18 March 1946 (aged 74)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly-half
Senior career
Years	Team
1897	Millom
International career
Years	Team
1897	England
	Rugby league career
Playing information
Club

Samuel Northmore (2 March 1872 – 18 March 1946)^[1] was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Millom,^[2] as a fly-half, before switching to rugby league in 1897.

Playing career

Northmore won a cap for England while at Millom in 1897 against Ireland.^[3]

After Millom converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code in 1897, Northmore was one of the players who voted to change codes and continued to play for the club. At some later date he transferred to Barrow.^[4]

References

^ "Samuel Northmore". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ 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 scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "A Galaxy of Millom Rugby Talent". Millom Gazette. No. 818. 13 July 1906. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

Samuel Northmore at ESPNscrum
Search for "Northmore" at rugbyleagueproject.org

[1] "Samuel Northmore". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[2] 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_scrum.com-3] "International Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[4] "A Galaxy of Millom Rugby Talent". Millom Gazette. No. 818. 13 July 1906. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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