Jim Challinor

Jim Challinor
Personal information
Full name James P. Challinor
Nickname Jim
Born (1934-06-00)June 1934
Warrington, Lancashire, England
Died December 1976 (age 42)
Playing information
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 13 st 5 lb (84.8 kg; 187.0 lb)
Position Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1952–63 Warrington 282 135 2 0 409
1963–?? Barrow
Total 282 135 2 0 409
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958–60 Great Britain 3 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Barrow
1970–74 St. Helens
Total 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1972–74 Great Britain 21 14 1 5 67
Source:

James "Jim" P. Challinor (birth registered June→August 1934 in Warrington district, Lancashire[1] — died December 1976) was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s and 1960s, and coach of the 1960s and 1970s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Warrington, and Barrow, as a Wing, or Centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4, and coaching at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Barrow, and St. Helens.

Challinor made his début for Warrington in 1952, he initially played on the Wing, but later moved into the Centres. Challinor played Centre, i.e. number 3, and scored the first try in Warrington's 8-4 victory over Halifax in the 1954 Challenge Cup final replay during the 1953–54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more. He made 282 appearance for Warrington, scoring 135 tries, kicking 2 goals for 409 points.[2] Challinor also played in the 1960 Rugby League World Cup, helping Great Britain to victory.

In 1963 Challinor moved to Barrow, he played Centre, i.e. number 3, and was coach in Barrow's 12-17 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1967 Challenge Cup final during the 1966-67 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1967.[3]

Challinor coached Great Britain to victory in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup in France, he was coach on the 1974 Great Britain Lions tour.

Jim Challinor died of cancer in December, 1976 aged just 42.

Jim Challinor is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame - Jim Challinor: 1952-1963". Warrington Wolves. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Ed (31 October 2004). "Caught in Time: Great Britain prepare for 1972 rugby league World Cup final". The Sunday Times. UK: Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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