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Frank Townsend (rugby league)

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English rugby league footballer For other people with the same name, see Frank Townsend (disambiguation).

Frank Townsend
Personal information
Full nameFrank Walton Townsend
Born(1925-04-16)16 April 1925
Wakefield, England
Died28 September 1946(1946-09-28) (aged 21)
Featherstone, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10.5 in (1.8 m)
Weight12 st 4 lb (78.0 kg)
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–46 Wakefield Trinity 43 13 0 0 39

Frank Walton Townsend (16 April 1925 – 28 September 1946) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played for Wakefield Trinity as a centre. After signing for Wakefield in January 1945, he made regular appearances during the 1945–1946 and 1946–1947 seasons scoring 13 tries in 39 appearances. On 28 September 1946 he was fatally injured in a match against the Featherstone Rovers at Post Office Road, Featherstone during the 1946–47 season. Townsend was injured in a tackle and was helped off the field. He was later taken to hospital, unconscious, where he died of a brain haemorrhage.

His father, Harry "Chick" Townsend, had also played for Wakefield after the First World War.

See Also

References

  1. ^ "Trinity player's tragic end". Bradford Observer. No. 25815. 30 September 1946. p. 1 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Footballer killed". Weekly Dispatch. No. 7561. 29 September 1946. p. 1 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Trinity Heritage numbers". Wakefield Trinity. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016.
  4. "R.L. player 'sandwiched'". Yorkshire Evening Post. No. 17448. 1 October 1946. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "R.L. player 'sandwiched'". Yorkshire Evening Post. No. 17448. 1 October 1946. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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