Nat Silcock, Jr.

Nat Silcock
Personal information
Full name Nathan Douglas Silcock
Nickname Nat
Born 25 November 1927
Widnes, Lancashire, England, UK
Died 27 July 1992(1992-07-27) (aged 64)
Penketh, England
Playing information
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 16 st 0 lb (101.6 kg; 224.0 lb)
Position wing, prop, second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–54 Wigan 196 67 201
1955–58 St. Helens 138 29 87
1958–61 Warrington 111 126
1961–64 South Newcastle
1964 Easts (Sydney) 13
Total 458 96 0 0 414
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–?? Lancashire 7
19??–?? Rugby League XIII 1
1951–53 England 3 0 0 0 9
1954 Great Britain 3 1 0 0 3
19?? Newcastle (Aust.) 3 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
South Newcastle
Eastern Suburbs
Total 0 0 0 0
As of 13 June 2012
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Nathan "Nat" Douglas Silcock (25 November 1927 in Widnes[1] – 7 July 1992 in Penketh) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and coach of the 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, Rugby League XIII, Lancashire, and Australia's Newcastle team, and at club level for Wigan, St. Helens, Warrington, South Newcastle, and Eastern Suburbs, as a wing, prop, or second-row, i.e. number 2 or 5, 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, and coaching at club level for South Newcastle, and Eastern Suburbs. Nat Silcock was the son of the rugby league footballer, Nat Silcock, Sr.

Playing career

England

Wigan

Silcock played at second-row forward in Wigan's 16-11 victory over Australia at Central Park, Wigan on Wednesday 20 October 1948.[2] Silcock played second-row forward in Wigan's 14-8 victory over Warrington in the 1948 Lancashire Cup final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948.[3] Silcock played on the wing and scored a try in Wigan's 20-2 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship final during the 1949–50 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950.[4]

Silcock played on the wing and scored 3-tries in the 49-28 victory over Italy at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 August 1950.[5] He played Right-second-row, i.e. number 12 in the 28-5 victory over Warrington in the 1950 Lancashire Cup final during the 1950–51 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950.[6] Silcock played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1949–50 season, and 1951–52 season.[7] Silcock played Left-second-row, i.e. number 11 in Wigan's 10-0 victory over Barrow in the 1951 Challenge Cup final during the 1950–51 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1951.[8] He played at second-row forward in the 14-6 victory over Leigh in the 1951 Lancashire Cup final during the 1951–52 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 27 October 1951.[9] Silcock was also selected to play for England in 1951 against Other Nationalities. He also played at second-row forward and scored a try in the 13-6 victory over Bradford Northern in the Championship final during the 1951–52 season at Leeds Road, Huddersfield on Saturday 10 May 1952.[10] Silcock was selected to play for England in 1952 against Other Nationalities.

Silcock was selected to play for England while in 1953 against Wales.[11] Silcock played Right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Wigan's 8-16 defeat by St. Helens in the 1953 Lancashire Cup final during the 1953–54 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 24 October 1953. He also won caps for Great Britain in 1954 against Australia (3 matches).[12]

St Helens

Silcock played prop in St. Helens' 13-2 victory over Halifax in the 1956 Challenge Cup final during the 1955–56 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1956, and played Right-prop, i.e. number 10, in St. Helens' 3-10 defeat by Oldham in the 1956 Lancashire Cup final during the 1956–57 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 20 October 1956.

Warrington

Silcock played for Warrington from 1958 to 1961.

Australia

Newcastle

Silcock travelled to Australia to play in the Newcastle Rugby League for the South Newcastle club from 1961 to 1964. In 2010 Silcock was named in a South Newcastle team of the century.[13]

Sydney

Silcock moved to Sydney's New South Wales Rugby Football League to captain-coach Eastern Suburbs club for the 1964 NSWRFL Premiership season.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "1948 Tour match: Wigan 16 Australia 11". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "1948–1949 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "1949–1950 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "1950 Tour match: Wigan 49 Italy 28". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "1950–1951 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "1950–1951 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "1951–1952 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "1951–1952 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  13. ↑ Leeson, John (14 June 2010). "Souths honour greatest players". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  14. ↑ "Nat Silcock". yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International. Retrieved 8 September 2013.

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