Frank Carlton

Frank Carlton
Personal information
Full name Frank Carlton
Born 31 March 1936
Blackbrook, England
Died 19 February 2009 (aged 72)
Whiston Hospital, Whiston, Merseyside, England
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1953–60 St. Helens 156 129 0 0 387
1960–64 Wigan 119 95 0 0 285
Total 275 224 0 0 672
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1956 England 1 0 0 0 0
1958–62 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Frank Carlton (21 March 1936 – 19 February 2009), also known by the nickname of "Carlo", was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for St. Helens and Wigan, as a wing or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.[1]

Background

Frank Carlton was born in Blackbrook, Lancashire, and he died aged 72 in Whiston Hospital, Whiston, Merseyside.

Playing career

International honours

Frank Carlton, won a cap for England while at St. Helens in 1956 against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1958 against New Zealand, and in 1962 against New Zealand.[3]

County Cup Final appearances

Frank Carlton played centre, i.e. number 5, in St. Helens' 3-10 defeat by Oldham in the 1956 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 20 October 1956, and played centre, i.e. number 5, in the 2-12 defeat by Oldham in the 1958 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Station Road, Swinton Saturday 25 October 1958.

Honoured at St Helens

Frank Carlton is a St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame Inductee.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "St Helens Hall of Fame". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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