George Dickenson

George Dickenson
Personal information
Full name George Thomas Dickenson
Born first ¼ 1882[1]
Warrington, England
Died second ¼ 1953 (aged 71)[2]
Warrington, England
Playing information
Position Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1900–14 Warrington 375 94 5 9 310
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1904–09 England 4 0 0 0 0
1908 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [3][4][5]

George Dickenson (first ¼ 1882 – second ¼ 1953) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 85), as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.[3]

Background

George Dickenson's birth was registered in Warrington, Lancashire, and his death aged 71 was registered in Warrington, Lancashire.

Playing career

International honours

George Dickenson won caps for England while at Warrington in 1904 against Other Nationalities, in 1908 against Wales (2 matches), in 1909 against Australia,[4] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1908 against Australia.[5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

George Dickenson played in Warrington's 6-0 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1905 Challenge Cup Final during the 1904–05 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, in front of a crowd of 19,638, and played in the 17-3 victory over Oldham in the 1907 Challenge Cup Final during the 1906–07 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, in front of a crowd of 18,500.

County Cup Final appearances

George Dickenson played, and scored a try in Warrington's 6-15 defeat by Broughton Rangers in the 1906 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1906–07 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 December 1906.

Notable tour matches

George Dickenson played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a conversion in Warrington's 10-3 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain tour match during the 1908–09 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, Saturday 14 November 1908, in front of a crowd of 5,000, due to the strikes in the cotton mills, the attendance was badly affected, the loss of earnings meant that some fans could not afford to watch the first tour by the Australian rugby league team.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "100 years since Wire took on the Aussies for the first time". warringtonwolves.com. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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