Leslie Stuart Fairclough (30 September 1902 – 7 October 1951) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for St. Helens, as a centre, stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 7.[3]
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| Full name | Leslie Stuart Fairclough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1902[1] Prescot, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 October 1951 (aged 49)[2] St. Helens, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 0 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Les Fairclough was born in Prescot, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 49 in St. Helens, Lancashire, England.
Playing career edit
International honours edit
Les Fairclough won caps for England while at St. Helens in 1925 against Wales (2 matches), in 1926 against Wales, and Other Nationalities, in 1927 against Wales, in 1928 against Wales (2 matches), in 1930 against Other Nationalities, in 1930 against Other Nationalities, in 1931 against Wales,[4] and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1926–27 against New Zealand, in 1928 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1929–30 against Australia.[5]
Challenge Cup Final appearances edit
Les Fairclough stand-off in St. Helens' 3–10 defeat by Widnes in the 1929–30 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1930, in front of a crowd of 36,544.
County Cup Final appearances edit
Les Fairclough played stand-off and scored a try in St. Helens' 10–2 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1926 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 20 November 1926.
Honoured at St Helens R.F.C. edit
Les Fairclough is a St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame inductee.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Sports News in Brief". The Manchester Guardian. 8 October 1951. p. 8.
- ^ 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 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "St Helens Hall of Fame". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links edit
- Profile at saints.org.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at Saints Heritage Society