Willie Horne, the Glossary
Willie Horne (23 January 1922 – 23 March 2001) was an English rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s.[1]
Table of Contents
33 relations: Barrow Raiders, Barrow-in-Furness, Captain (sports), Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England national rugby league team, Glossary of rugby union terms, Great Britain national rugby league team, Jimmy Lewthwaite, Lancashire, Lancashire rugby league team, Leeds Rhinos, London, Oldham R.L.F.C., Phil Jackson (rugby league, born 1932), Rugby Football League Hall of Fame, Rugby league, Station Road, Swinton, Test match (rugby league), Testimonial match, Try (rugby), Wembley Stadium (1923), Wigan Warriors, Workington Town, 1946 Great Britain Lions tour, 1950–51 Challenge Cup, 1950–51 Northern Rugby Football League season, 1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season, 1954–55 Challenge Cup, 1954–55 Lancashire Cup, 1954–55 Northern Rugby Football League season, 1956–57 Challenge Cup, 1956–57 Northern Rugby Football League season.
- Barrow Raiders captains
- Rugby league players from Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow Raiders
The Barrow Raiders are a professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.
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Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is a port town and civil parish (as just "Barrow") in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England.
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Captain (sports)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team.
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Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness
Craven Park (also referred to as the Northern Competitions Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.
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Cumbria
Cumbria is a ceremonial county in North West England.
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represents England in international rugby league since the first international match in 1904.
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Glossary of rugby union terms
;Rugby union This is a general glossary of the terminology used in the sport of rugby union.
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Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents Great Britain in rugby league.
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Jimmy Lewthwaite
Jimmy Lewthwaite (10 November 1920 – 23 December 2006), also known by the nickname of "Gentleman Jim", was a rugby league for Great Britain, England, Cumberland and Barrow. Willie Horne and Jimmy Lewthwaite are Barrow Raiders players, England national rugby league team players and Great Britain national rugby league team players.
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Lancashire
Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England.
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Lancashire rugby league team
The Lancashire rugby league team is an English representative rugby league team consisting of players who were born in the historic county of Lancashire or who first played for a club in Lancashire.
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Leeds Rhinos
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Oldham R.L.F.C.
Oldham Rugby League football Club, is a professional rugby league football club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
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Phil Jackson (rugby league, born 1932)
Philip Jackson (9 June 1932 – 20 July 2022) was an English World Cup winning former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. Willie Horne and Phil Jackson (rugby league, born 1932) are Barrow Raiders captains, Barrow Raiders players, England national rugby league team players, Great Britain national rugby league team captains, Great Britain national rugby league team players, Lancashire rugby league team players, rugby league five-eighths and rugby league players from Barrow-in-Furness.
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The Rugby League Hall of Fame honours the leading players of the sport of rugby league.
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Rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby XIII in non-Anglophone Europe and South America, and referred to colloquially as football, footy or league in its heartlands, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring wide and long with H-shaped posts at both ends.
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Station Road, Swinton
Station Road was a stadium in Pendlebury, near Manchester, England.
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Test match (rugby league)
A Test match in rugby league football is a representative match between teams representing members of the International Rugby League (IRL).
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Testimonial match
A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, particularly in association football in the United Kingdom and South America, where a club has a match to honour a player for service to the club.
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Try (rugby)
A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football.
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Wembley Stadium (1923)
The original Wembley Stadium (originally known as the Empire Stadium) was a football stadium in Wembley, London, best known for hosting important football matches.
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Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors are an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
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Workington Town
Workington Town is a semi-professional rugby league club based in Workington, West Cumbria, England.
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1946 Great Britain Lions tour
The 1946 Great Britain Lions tour was a tour by the Great Britain national rugby league team of Australia and New Zealand which took place between April and August 1946.
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1950–51 Challenge Cup
The 1950–51 Challenge Cup was the 50th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
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The 1950–51 Rugby Football League season was the 56th season of rugby league football.
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The 1951–52 Rugby Football League season was the 57th season of rugby league football.
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1954–55 Challenge Cup
The 1954–55 Challenge Cup was the 54th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
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1954–55 Lancashire Cup
1954–55 was the forty-second occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held.
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The 1954–55 Rugby Football League season was the 60th season of rugby league football.
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1956–57 Challenge Cup
The 1956–57 Challenge Cup was the 56th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
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The 1956–57 Rugby Football League season was the 62nd season of rugby league football.
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See also
Barrow Raiders captains
Rugby league players from Barrow-in-Furness
- Ade Gardner
- Albert Brough
- Anthony Blackwood
- Ben Harrison (rugby league)
- Bill Burgess (rugby league, born 1897)
- Bill Burgess (rugby, born 1939)
- Bill Oxley
- Bob Ayres (rugby league)
- Bob Taylor (rugby league)
- Brad Singleton
- Brad Walker (rugby league)
- Brett Carter (rugby league)
- Bryn Knowelden
- Dave Parker (rugby)
- David Cairns (rugby league)
- Dennis Goodwin
- Derek Hadley
- Eddie Szymala
- Ellis Archer
- Gary Broadbent
- George Dobson (rugby league)
- Harry Gifford (rugby league)
- Jacques O'Neill
- James Nixon (rugby league)
- Joe Doyle (rugby league)
- John Cunningham (rugby league)
- Johnnie Baxter
- Liam Harrison (rugby league)
- Mat Gardner
- Morgan Knowles
- Paul Crarey
- Phil Hogan (rugby league)
- Phil Jackson (rugby league, born 1932)
- Rio-Osayomwanbo Corkill
- Ryan Shaw (rugby league)
- Shane Toal
- Willie Horne