Charlie Pawsey

Charlie Pawsey
Personal information
Full nameCharles Pawsey
Born15 April 1923
Salford, England
Died10 January 2012(2012-01-10) (aged 88)[1]
Salford, England
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–47 Belle Vue Rangers
1947–55 Leigh 216 27 0 0 81
Huddersfield
Total 216 27 0 0 81
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–53 England 8 0 0 0 0
1952–54 Great Britain 7 1 0 0 3
Source: [2][3]

Charles Pawsey (15 April 1923 – 10 January 2012) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Langworthy ARLFC, Belle Vue Rangers, Leigh and Huddersfield, as a scrum cap wearing second-row.[2][4]

Background

Charlie Pawsey was born in Salford, Lancashire, England, he worked as a stevedore, and he died aged 88 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.

Playing career

Club career

Pawsey played at second-row in Leigh's 7–20 defeat by Wigan in the 1949 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1949,[5] and played at second-row in the 6–14 defeat by Wigan in the 1951 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 27 October 1951.[6]

International honours

Pawsey won caps for England while at Leigh in 1951 against Wales, in 1952 against Other Nationalities (2 matches) and Wales, in 1953 against France (2 matches), Wales, and Other Nationalities, and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1952 against Australia (3 matches), and in 1954 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches).

Pawsey also represented Great Britain while at Leigh between 1952 and 1956 against France (3 non-Test matches).[7]

References

  1. ^ Hadfield, Dave (14 January 2012). "Charlie Pawsey: rugby league footballer of legendary hardness". The Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Player Summary: Charlie Pawsey". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  4. ^ Brierley, Chris (31 December 2011). "Rugby League legend Charlie Pawsey dies aged 88". cbsport.org. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ "1949–1950 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ^ "1951-1952 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
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