Fred Higgins
Playing information | ||||||
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Position | Second-row | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1939–55 | Widnes | 139 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 74 |
1943 | → Wigan (guest) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 141 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 74 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1945–50 | England | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1950–51 | Great Britain | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
Fred Higgins is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Widnes, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums. He also appeared for Wigan as a wartime guest player.[1]
Playing career
International honours
Fred Higgins won caps for England while at Widnes in 1945 against Wales, in 1949 against France, in 1950 against Wales (2 matches),[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1950 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1951 against New Zealand.[3]
County Cup final appearances
Fred Higgins played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in Widnes' 7-3 victory over Wigan in the 1945 Lancashire Cup final during the 1945–46 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 27 October 1945.
Honoured at Widnes
Fred Higgins is a Widnes Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Genealogical information
Fred Higgins is the younger brother of the rugby league footballers Jack Higgins,[4] and Alec Higgins.
References
- ↑ Latham, Michael; Gate, Robert (1992). They played for Wigan. Adlington: Mike R.L. ISBN 978-0-9516098-2-8.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 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
- Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv
- Hall Of Fame at rugby.widnes.tv