Willie Aspinall
Willie Aspinall (8 November 1942 – 23 October 2021)[2] was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage No. 631), and Rochdale Hornets, as a stand-off[1]
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| Full name | William H. Aspinall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 1942 St Helens, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 October 2021 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 7 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
International honours
Willie Aspinall won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington on the 1966 Great Britain Lions tour against New Zealand.[1] He also made 19 non-test match appearances for Great Britain during the 1966 tour.
Club career
Willie Aspinall gained two winners' medals while at Warrington, the 16–5 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1965 Lancashire Cup Final at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 29 October 1965, and victory in the Lancashire League during the 1967–68 season. He played stand-off, and scored a drop goal in Warrington's 2–2 draw with St. Helens in the 1967 Lancashire Cup Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1967,but did not play in the replay.
He played left wing, in Rochdale Hornets' 16–27 defeat by Warrington in the 1973–74 Player's No.6 Trophy Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 February 1974.
Honoured at Warrington Wolves
Willie Aspinall was inducted into the Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame in 2005.[3]
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Talented and trusty Wire stand-off who became a Hornet". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3202. 8 November 2021. p. 19.
- "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
