William Winstanley (c. 1886 – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Platt Bridge ARLFC (in Platt Bridge, Wigan), Leigh (Heritage № 151), and Wigan (Heritage №), as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[2]
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| Full name | William Winstanley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1886 Platt Bridge, Wigan, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 9 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Billy Winstanley was born in Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire, England.
Playing career edit
International honours edit
Billy Winstanley, won caps for England while at Leigh in 1910 against Wales, while at Wigan in 1911 against Wales, and Australia, and in 1912 against Wales.[3]
While at Leigh he was selected to go on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, and won caps for Great Britain against Australia, Australasia (2 matches), and New Zealand.[5]
While at Wigan he played in 1911-12 against Australia (3 matches).[4]
County League appearances edit
Billy Winstanley played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire County League during the 1910–11 season, 1911–12 season and 1912–13 season.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Papers Past – Evening Post – 14 May 1910 – Football". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 14 May 1910. Retrieved 1 January 2014.