Ernest Bennett (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Walter Bennett | |||||
| Born | October→December 1879 Wakefield district, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1898–14 | Wakefield Trinity | 386 | 184 | 64 | 679 | |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Ernest Walter Bennett (birth registered October→December 1879[1] — death unknown) birth registered in Wakefield district, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s and 1900s, playing at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #77), as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Playing career
Challenge Cup final appearances
Ernest Bennett played Right-wing, i.e. number 2, and scored a try in Wakefield Trinity's 17-0 victory over Hull in the 1909 Challenge Cup final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909.[2]
County Cup Final Appearances
Ernest Bennett played Right-wing, i.e. number 2, in Wakefield Trinity's 8-2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1909–10 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.[2]
Notable Tour Match Appearances
Ernest Bennett played Right-wing, i.e. number 2, and scored a try in Wakefield Trinity's 20-13 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 December 1908.
Other notable appearances
Ernest Bennett played in The Rest's 5-7 defeat by Leeds in the 1901–02 Yorkshire Senior Competition Champions versus The Rest match at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 19 April 1902.[3]
Genealogical Information
Ernest Bennett's marriage to Mary Hampshire was registered during October→December 1909 in Wakefield district.[4] They had children; Cecil H. Bennett (birth registered during October→December 1914 in Wakefield district). Ernest Bennett was the son of Wakefield Trinity rugby union footballer of the 1870s Thomas Oliver Bennett, and the maternal grandfather of the Featherstone Rovers, and Wakefield Trinity rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, Donald "Don" Metcalfe.
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- 1 2 Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
- ↑ Dalby, Ken (1955). The Headingley Story - 1890-1955 - Volume One - Rugby. The Leeds Cricket, Football & Athletic Co. Ltd ASIN: B0018JNGVM
- ↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.