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Wales international rugby league footballer

John Cheshire
Personal information
Full nameJohn Harry Cheshire
Born(1933-02-09)9 February 1933
Wattsville, Wales
Died4 September 2024(2024-09-04) (aged 91)
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1955–62 Salford 255 43 141 411
1962–64 Oldham RLFC 10 0 0 0 0
Total 265 43 141 0 411
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959 Wales 1 1 3
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John Harry Cheshire (9 February 1933 – 4 September 2024) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Salford and Oldham RLFC, as a centre.

Background

Cheshire was born in Wattsville, in the Newport district of Wales on 9 February 1933. He died on 4 September 2024, at the age of 91.

International honours

Cheshire won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1959.

References

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. "RIP John Cheshire". Wales Rugby League. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
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