Charles "Charlie" Staines (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Castleford (Heritage No. 172), as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]

Charlie Staines
Personal information
Full nameCharles Staines
BornWales
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937–51 Castleford 170 36 83 0 274
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948 Wales 1
Source: [1]

Playing career edit

International honours edit

Charlie Staines won a cap for Wales while at Castleford on 22 September 1948 in the 5-11 defeat by England at Central Park, Wigan.[1][4]

County League appearances edit

Charlie Staines played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1938–39 season.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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