Jeff Bawden

Jeffrey Bawden (13 January 1924 – 5 March 2006) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Cumberland, and at club level for Hensingham ARLFC and Huddersfield, as a wing, or centre, and coached at club level for Whitehaven.

Jeff Bawden
Personal information
Full nameJeffrey Bawden[1]
Born(1924-01-13)13 January 1924
Whitehaven, England
Died5 March 2006(2006-03-05) (aged 82)
Whitehaven, England
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1943–52 Huddersfield 243 91 515 1303
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cumberland 14 2 23 52
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1971 Whitehaven
Source: [2]

Background

Jeff Bawden was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, and he died in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England.

Playing career

As a teenager, Bawden also played rugby union, and represented England rugby union schoolboys at the age of 13. He was also a talented footballer, and turned down an offer to trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers shortly before joining Huddersfield.

Bawden spent his entire professional career with Huddersfield, appearing 243 times for the club between 1943 and 1952.[3] He also represented Cumberland on 14 occasions.[4] Jeff Bawden played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a conversion in Cumberland's 5-4 victory over Australia in the 1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Wednesday 13 October 1948, in front of a crowd of 8,818.[5] Bawden played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored 3-conversions in Huddersfield's 4-11 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1949–50 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1949. After retiring from playing, he returned to his hometown, and held various non-playing roles at Whitehaven, including a spell as head coach.

In 1999, Bawden was inducted into Huddersfield's Hall of Fame.[6]

References
  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. Gronow, David (2008). 100 Greats: Huddersfield Rugby League Football Club. Stroud: Stadia. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-0-7524-4584-7.
  3. "Jeff Bawden". Yorkshire Post. Johnston Press. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. Morgan, Martin (8 March 2006). "RL trail blazer Jeff Bawden dies, 82". News & Star. CN Group. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. "When Cumberland defeated the Aussies". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. "Gentleman Jeff was a born champion". Whitehaven News. CN Group. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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