Billy Kirk
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Full name | William Kirk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Kirk (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Billy", was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 340), as a scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 7.[1]
Playing career
International honours
Billy Kirk won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1930 against Other Nationalities.[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Billy Kirk played, and was carried off injured (before the era before of the interchange/substitute) in Warrington's 3-5 defeat by Swinton in the 1928 Challenge Cup Final during the 1927–28 season at Central Park, Wigan, in front of a crowd of 33,909.
County Cup Final appearances
Billy Kirk played scored a try in Warrington's 15-2 victory over Salford in the 1929 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1929–30 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 November 1929.
References
- 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.