| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Francis Dalton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1888 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 1956(1956-12-19) (aged 68) Bexley, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker, Lock, Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: As of 11 February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Barney Dalton (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Francis Dalton (1888-1956) was a pioneer rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League in the 1911–12 and 1914 seasons.
Playing career
Dalton, a Lock and Paddington Junior, played for the Eastern Suburbs club the year that club won its first premiership in 1911, he was also a member of their second premiership side in 1912.
He finished his career at Glebe in 1914.
Dalton is recognised as being the Sydney Roosters club's 58th player.
His brother, Barney Dalton, also played with Eastern Suburbs.
References
- "William Dalton - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- Whittacker/Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ISBN 1875169571
External links
- Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 609. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
| Eastern Suburbs squad – 1911 NSWRFL Premiers (1st title) | |
|---|---|
|
 | This rugby league football biography relating to an Australian born in the 1880s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |