Edgar Wilkinson

Edgar Wilkinson (birth registered October→December 1863[2] — 27 August 1896[3]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and Yorkshire,[4] and at club level for Bradford FC,[5] as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford FC was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue.

Edgar Wilkinson
Personal information
Full nameEdgar Wilkinson
Born27 October 1863
Bradford, England
Died27 August 1896 (aged 32)
Bradford, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionForwards
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1886–≥87 Bradford FC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire 21
1886–87 England 5 2 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Background

Edgar Wilkinson was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 32 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Edgar Wilkinson won caps for England while at Bradford FC in 1886 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, in 1887 Wales, and Scotland.[1]

In the early years of rugby football the goal was to score goals, and a try had zero value, but it provided the opportunity to try at goal, and convert the try to a goal with an unopposed kick at the goal posts. The point values of both the try and goal have varied over time, and in the early years footballers could "score" a try, without scoring any points.

Change of Code

When Bradford FC converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 27 August 1895, Edgar Wilkinson would have been approximately 32. Consequently, he could have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Bradford FC.

Genealogical information

On 16 July 1887 Edgar married Florence Nelson b 1869, at Holy Trinity Church, Poulton-le-Sands, Lancashire. Following Edgar's premature death in 1896, some 14 years later in 1910, his widow Florence and her children moved to the seaside town of Morecambe, Lancashire, which is where Florence's grandparents had lived for some 24 years.

References
  1. "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-28)". Chadwick Studios/Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd. ISBN n/a
  5. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
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