Aubrey Casewell

Aubrey Casewell
Personal information
Full name John Aubrey Casewell
Born October–December 1909
Llanfyllin district, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Died 1974 (aged 64–65)
Leeds, England
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928–35 Salford 187 63 0 0 189
1935–37 Leeds
1937–38 Halifax
Keighley
Total 187 63 0 0 189
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1932 Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1944–45 Featherstone Rovers
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

John Aubrey Casewell (October–December 1909[1] — 1974 (aged 64–65)) birth registered in Llanfyllin district, Montgomeryshire, was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, and coach of the 1940s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and Leeds, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums,[2] and coaching at club level for Featherstone Rovers, and Hunslet Engine Company ARLFC, he died in Leeds.

Playing career

Casewell started his career at Salford, and went on to play for Leeds, Halifax and Keighley.[3]

International honours

Aubrey Casewell won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1932.[4]

All Six Cups

Only five rugby league footballers have won "All Six Cups" during their career, they are; Aubrey Casewell (while at Salford and Leeds), Alan Edwards (while at Salford and Bradford Northern), John Etty (while at Oldham and Wakefield Trinity), Edward "Ted" Slevin (while at Wigan and Huddersfield), and Derek Turner (while at Oldham and Wakefield Trinity). "All Six Cups" being the Challenge Cup, Championship, Lancashire Cup, Lancashire League, Yorkshire Cup, and Yorkshire League.[5]

Les Diables Rouges

Casewell was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name "Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were; Joe Bradbury, Bob Brown, Aubrey Casewell, Paddy Dalton, Bert Day, Cliff Evans, Jack Feetham, George Harris, Barney Hudson, Emlyn Jenkins, Alf Middleton, Sammy Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Les Pearson, Gus Risman, Billy Watkins, and Billy Williams.[6]

Championship final appearances

Aubrey Casewell played in Salford's 15-5 victory over Swinton in the Championship final during the 1932–33 season, and played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11 in the 3-15 defeat by Wigan in the Championship final during the 1933–34 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 28 April 1934.[7]

County League appearances

Aubrey Casewell played in Salford's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1932–33 season, 1933–34 season, and 1934–35 season, and played in Leeds's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1936–37 season.

Challenge Cup final appearances

Aubrey Casewell played in Leeds' 18-2 victory over Warrington in the 1936 Challenge Cup final during the 1935–36 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 18 April 1936.

County Cup final appearances

About Aubrey Casewell's time, there was Salford's 2-15 defeat by Warrington in the 1929 Lancashire Cup final during the 1929–30 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 November 1929, the 10-8 victory over Swinton in the 1931 Lancashire Cup final during the 1931–32 season at the Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 21 November 1931, the 21-12 victory over Wigan in the 1934 Lancashire Cup final during the 1934–35 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934, the 15-7 victory over Wigan in the 1935 Lancashire Cup final during the 1935–36 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 19 October 1935.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ↑ Morris, Graham (2001). 100 Greats: Salford Rugby League Club. Stroud: Tempus. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7524-2196-4.
  4. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Edgar, Harry (2006). Rugby League Journal Annual 2007 Page-29. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-2-2
  6. ↑ "The story of The Original Red Devils". reds.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "1933–1934 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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