Joseph Walsh (rugby league)
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Joseph Walsh | |||||
Nickname | Joe | |||||
Born | circa-1944 Widnes, England | |||||
Died | 23 December 2008 Scunthorpe, England | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Wing | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1965–78 | Leigh | 357 | 127 | |||
1978–≥78 | Warrington | |||||
Total | 357 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1971 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
Joseph "Joe" Walsh was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leigh, and Warrington, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Playing career
International honours
Joe Walsh won a cap, and scored a try, for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1971 against New Zealand at Wheldon Road, Castleford.[1]
County Cup final appearances
Joe Walsh played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Leigh's 7-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1970 Lancashire Cup final during the 1970–71 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 November 1970.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final appearances
Joe Walsh played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Leigh's 5-8 defeat by Castleford in the 1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 January 1968, played Left-Wing in the 11-6 victory over Wigan in the 1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 16 December 1969, and played Left-Wing in the 4-12 defeat by Castleford in the 1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1976–77 season at Hilton Park, Leigh on Tuesday 14 December 1976.
Notable tour matches
Joe Walsh played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Warrington's 15-12 victory over Australia at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Wednesday 11 October 1978.[2]
References
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Warrington :: 15 - Australia :: 12 - date: 11th October 1978". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Rugby legend tribute
- Tributes to Joe