George Palmer (rugby league)

George Palmer
Personal information
Full name A, George Palmer
Born c. 1925
Playing information
Position Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1951–≥51 Batley
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

A. George Palmer is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Batley, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Playing career

International honours

George Palmer won a cap for England while at Batley playing second-row in the 10-35 defeat by the Other Nationalities at Central Park, Wigan, on Wednesday 11 April 1951, in front of a crowd of 16,860.[3]

County Cup Final appearances

George Palmer played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Batley's 8-18 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1952 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1952–53 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1952.

References

  • 1951 England statistics inadvertently allocated to Barrow's Reg Parker at rugbyleagueproject.org.
  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (1951 England statistics inadvertently allocated to Barrow's Reg Parker)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Reg Parker Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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