Billy Watson (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Watson | |||||
| Nickname | Billy | |||||
| Born | Keighley | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1925–Dec 34 | Keighley | |||||
| Dec 1934–≥39 | Huddersfield | ≥73 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1925–1940 | Yorkshire | 2 | ||||
| 1934–1934 | Rugby League XIII | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
William "Billy" Watson was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, playing at representative level for England, Rugby League XIII, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Keighley, and Huddersfield, as a Prop, Hooker, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, or, 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Playing career
Billy Watson played hooker for the Yorkshire League v Lancashire League 23 March 1940 at Craven Park, Barrow in a strong front row with Hudson Irving (Halifax) and Frank Whitcombe (Bradford Northern)
International honours
Billy Watson represented Rugby League XIII while at Keighley in 1934 against France, and won caps for England while at Keighley in 1934 against Australia, and France.[2]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Billy Watson played Hooker in Huddersfield's 8-11 defeat by Castleford in the 1935 Challenge Cup final during the 1934–35 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1935.[3]
Note
The englandrl.co.uk website states that Billy Watson won caps for England while at Keighley in 1934 against Australia, and France, however the rugbyleagueproject.org website states that he won caps for England in 1934 against France, and in 1938 against Wales.
References
- ↑ "Huddersfield v Keighley Match Programme Monday 24 April 1939" (PDF). rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Sat 4th May 1935 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 39,000". thecastlefordtigers ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.