Alfred Burnell
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Burnell | |||||
| Nickname | Alf, Ginger | |||||
| Born | July→September 1924 (age 91–92)[1] Hunslet district | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Scrum-half/Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1950–58 | Hunslet | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1950–≥54 | Yorkshire | |||||
| 1950–52 | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| ≤1950–≥54 | British Empire XIII | |||||
| 1951–54 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Alfred "Alf" 'Ginger' Burnell (birth registered July→September 1924 (age 91–92)[2]) birth registered in Hunslet district, is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, Yorkshire, and British Empire XIII, and at club level for Hunslet, as a Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7.
International honours
Alf 'Ginger' Burnell, won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1950 against France, in 1951 against Wales, and France, in 1952 against Wales,[3] won caps for British Empire XIII while at Hunslet in ±1945 against ?-caps, and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1951 against New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1954 against New Zealand.[4]
References
- ↑ Up And Under - The Rugby League Oral History - Alf Burnell
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Wartime sketching has 60-year sequel
- Britain hold out Kiwis at Odsal
- Up And Under - The Rugby League Oral History - Alf Burnell
- U.K. League Hooker in Doubt
- Alf's hairy moment
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