Billy Lynch (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Lynch | |||||
| Nickname | Billy, Billie | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (182 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 13 st 0 lb (83 kg; 182 lb) | |||||
| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1907–19 | Wakefield Trinity | 226 | ||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1907–≥10 | Yorkshire | |||||
| 1910 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
William "Billy"/"Billie" Lynch was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s. playing at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #171), as a Wing, or Centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.
Playing career
International honours
Billy Lynch won a cap for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1910 against Wales.[1]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Billy Lynch played Centre, i.e. number 3, in Wakefield Trinity’s 17-0 victory over Hull in the 1909 Challenge Cup final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909.[2]
County Cup Final Appearances
Billy Lynch played Centre, i.e. number 3, in Wakefield Trinity's 8-2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1909–10 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.[2]
Notable Tour Match Appearances
Billy Lynch played Centre, i.e. number 3, and scored the try in Wakefield Trinity's 5-5 draw with New Zealand in the tour match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 23 October 1907, and played Centre in the 20-13 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 December 1908.[2]
Testimonial match
Billy Lynch's Testimonial match at Wakefield Trinity was joint testimonial for; Arthur Burton, Arthur Kenealy "Nealy" Crosland, William "Billy" Lynch, and Thomas "Tommy" Poynton, and took place against Yorkshire at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 27 April 1922.[3]
References
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
- ↑ "Wakefield Trinity v Dewsbury Match Programme". Wakefield Trinity. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
