George Langhorn
George Langhorn (c. 1881 – 7 May 1934) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax (Heritage № 48), as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[2]
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| Born | c. 1881 Halifax, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 May 1934 (aged 53)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
George Langhorn was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
International honours
George Langhorn won a cap for England while at Halifax in 1905 against Other Nationalities.[3]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
George Langhorn played as a forward, i.e. number 10, in Halifax's 8-3 victory over Warrington in the 1903–04 Challenge Cup Final during the 1903–04 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 30 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 17,041.[4]
Club career
George Langhorn made his début for Halifax on Saturday 1 January 1898, and he played his last match for Halifax on Saturday 18 January 1913.
Honoured at Halifax
George Langhorn is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[5]
References
- "Mr. George Langhorn Dead - Former Halifax and County Forward". Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian. 7 May 1934. p. 8.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 8 – 1903–04". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
- "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.