George Marsden (rugby)

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George Marsden
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Herbert Marsden
Born16 October 1880
Morley, England
Died7 July 1948(1948-07-07) (aged 67)
Lytham St Annes, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionFly-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1900–00 Morley R.F.C.
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1900–00 Yorkshire 11
1900 England 3 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionStand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1900–07 Bradford F.C. 173 26 33 144
1910–13 Bradford Northern 65 5 0 15
Total 238 31 33 0 159
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1900–06 Yorkshire 14 7 0 0 21
1905 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

George Herbert Marsden (16 October 1880 – 7 July 1948) was an English dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played representative rugby union (RU) for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Morley R.F.C., as a fly-half,[1] and representative level rugby league (RL) for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bradford F.C. (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.) (captain), as a stand-off.[2]

Background

George Marsden was born in Morley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He died on 7 July 1948 in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England.[4]

Playing career

Rugby union

Marsden won caps for England (RU) while at Morley R.F.C. in the 1900 Home Nations Championship against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.

Marsden won 11 caps for Yorkshire (RU) while at Morley R.F.C. up to and including 1900

Rugby League

Club career

Marsden played stand-off and was captain in Bradford FC's 5–0 victory over Salford in the Championship tiebreaker during the 1903–04 season at Thrum Hall, Hanson Lane, Halifax on Thursday 28 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 12,000.[5][6]

Marsden played stand-off and was captain in Bradford's 5–0 victory over Salford in the 1906 Challenge Cup Final during the 1905–06 season at Headingley, Leeds, on Saturday 28 April 1906, in front of a crowd of 15,834.[7]

Marsden spent three years out the game for "business reasons", but returned to play for Bradford Northern in 1910, acting as club captain.[8]

Representative honours

Marsden won cap(s) for Yorkshire (RL) while at Bradford between 1900 and 1906.[9]

He won a cap for England (RL) while at Bradford F.C. in 1905 against Other Nationalities.

Rugby union administration

Despite his previous involvement in rugby league, and the animosity between rugby union and rugby league, George Marsden was one of the founding members of the rugby union club Fylde Rugby Club in 1919.

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Player Summary: George Marsden". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Former Park Avenue player dead". Yorkshire Observer. 8 July 1948. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 9 – 1903–04". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
  6. ^ "1903/04 Northern Union Champions". rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ "1906 Challenge Cup winning team". rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ^ "George Marsden Returns". Bradford Daily Telegraph. 13 August 1910. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Maule, Raymond (1992). The Complete Who's Who of England Rugby Union Internationals (page 104). Breedon Books, Derby. ISBN 1-873626-10-X
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