Hugh McDowell (rugby league)
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Hugh McDowell | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Hooker | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1930/31–1945/46 | Widnes | 269 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 124 |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1939 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
Hugh McDowell is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Widnes as a Hooker, i.e. number 9, in the era of contested scrums.
Playing career
International honours
Hugh McDowell won a cap for England while at Widnes in 1939 against France.[1]
County Cup final appearances
Hugh McDowell played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in Widnes' 4-5 defeat by Swinton in the 1940 Lancashire Cup final first-leg during the 1939–40 season at Naughton Park, Widnes on Saturday 20 April 1940, and played Left-Second-row in the 11-16 defeat (15-21 aggregate defeat) by Swinton in the 1940 Lancashire Cup final second-leg during the 1939–40 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 27 April 1940, and played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in Widnes' 7-3 victory over Wigan in the 1945 Lancashire Cup final during the 1945–46 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 27 October 1945.
References
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv