Bill Hudson (rugby league)
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | William Hudson | |||||
Nickname | Bill | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Prop, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
≤1946–≥47 | Batley | |||||
≤1948–≥49 | Wigan | |||||
≤1950–≥51 | Wakefield Trinity | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Total | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
≤1946–≥51 | Yorkshire | ≥1 | ||||
1946–49 | England | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
William "Bill" Hudson is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Batley, Wigan, and Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage #586), as a Prop, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.
Playing career
International honours
Bill Hudson, won caps for England while at Batley in 1946 against Wales, and France, in 1947 against France, while at Wigan in 1949 against France,[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1949 against Australia.[2]
Bill Hudson, played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11 in Great Britain's 23-9 victory over Australia in the third Ashes Test Match at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday, 29 January 1949. Bill Hudson replaced the injured(?) Bob Nicholson of Huddersfield who had played the first and second Ashes Test Matches.
County Honours
Bill Hudson was selected for Yorkshire County XIII while at Batley during the 1946/47 season, and at Wakefield Trinity during the 1950/51 season.[3]
County Cup Final Appearances
Bill Hudson played Loose forward/Lock in Wigan's 14-8 victory over Warrington in the 1948 Lancashire Cup final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948,[4] played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 20-7 victory over Leigh in the 1949 Lancashire Cup final during the 1949–50 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1949,[5] and played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10 in Wakefield Trinity’s 17-3 victory over Keighley in the 1951 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1951–52 season at the Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 27 October 1951.[6]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Lindley, John (1960). Dreadnoughts - A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F. C. 1873 - 1960 [Page118]. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a
- ↑ "1948-1949 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "1949-1950 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Ashes Series 1948 at rugbyleagueproject.org
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Bill Davies |
Rugby League Transfer Record Batley to Wigan 1947-48 |
Succeeded by Jimmy Ledgard |