Allan Staunton (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Keith Staunton | |||||
| Born | 1932 Australia | |||||
| Died | 8 July 1963 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Five-eighth | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1952–54 | St. George Dragons | 42 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1958–59 | N.S.W. Country Firsts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: Whiticker/Hudson | ||||||
Allan Keith Staunton (died 1963) was an Australian rugby league player of the 1950s.
Career
Originally from Gosford, New South Wales, Allan Staunton came to St George Dragons via the Port Kembla club with Leo Hurley in 1952. He played three seasons at St. George between 1952-1954, and played five-eighth in the 1953 Grand Final loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Staunton later moved to Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, and represented N.S.W. Country Firsts on two occasions in 1958 and 1959. He moved into administration at Wagga Leagues Club, and as Secretary-Manager in 1963, he was tragically killed in a car accident. [1]
Accolades
A park in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales was named in his honour.[2]
Allan Staunton died on 8 July 1963, and was buried at Wagga Monumental Cemetery.[3]