William Pattinson (rugby league)

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William Pattinson
Personal information
Full name William Pattinson
Nickname Bill
Playing information
Position Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975–1987 Workington Town 309+13 67
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1980–≥1986 Cumbria ≥3
1981 England 1+1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

William "Bill" Pattinson is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s playing at representative level for England, and Cumberland/Cumbria, and at club level for Workington Town, as a Second-row or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Bill Pattinson won caps for England while at Workington in 1981 against France (sub), and Wales.[1]

County honours

Bill Pattinson represented Cumbria while at Workington.

County Cup Final appearances

Bill Pattinson played Loose forward/Lock (replaced by Interchange/Substitute Peter Gorley) in Workington Town's 11-16 defeat by Widnes in the 1976 Lancashire Cup final during the 1976–77 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 30 October 1976, played Loose forward/Lock in the 13-10 victory over Wigan in the 1977 final during the 1977–78 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1977, played Loose forward/Lock (replaced by Interchange/Substitute Les Gorley) in the 13-15 defeat by Widnes in the 1978 Lancashire Cup final during the 1978–79 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1978, and played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 0-11 defeat by Widnes in the 1979 Lancashire Cup final during the 1979–80 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 8 December 1979.

Testimonial match

Bill Pattinson's Testimonial match at Workington Town took place in 1986.

References

  1. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

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