George Dickenson

GB & England international rugby league footballer

George Dickenson

Personal information

Full name

George Thomas Dickenson

Born

first ¼ 1882^[1]
Warrington, England

Died

June 1953 (aged 71)^[2]
Warrington, England

Playing information

Position

Centre

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1900–14	Warrington	375	94	5	9	310
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1904–09	England	4	0	0	0	0
1908	Great Britain	1	0	0	0	0
1902–03	Lancashire	3	0	0	0	0

Source: ^[3]^[4]^[5]

George Dickenson (first ¼ 1882 – June 1953) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 85), as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.^[3]

Background

George Dickenson's birth was registered in Warrington, Lancashire, and his death aged 71 was registered in Warrington, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

International honours

George Dickenson won caps for England while at Warrington in 1904 against Other Nationalities, in 1908 against Wales (2 matches), in 1909 against Australia,^[4] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1908 against Australia.^[5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

George Dickenson played in Warrington's 0–6 defeat by Batley in the 1900–01 Challenge Cup Final during the 1900–01 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 April 1901, in front of a crowd of 29,563,^[6] played in the 3–8 defeat by Halifax 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,^[7] and played in the 6–0 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1904–05 Challenge Cup Final during the 1904–05 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 29 April 1905, in front of a crowd of 19,638.^[8]

County Cup Final appearances

George Dickenson played, and scored a try in Warrington's 6-15 defeat by Broughton Rangers in the 1906 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1906–07 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 December 1906.^{[citation needed]}

Notable tour matches

George Dickenson played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a goal in Warrington's 10-3 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain tour match during the 1908–09 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, Saturday 14 November 1908, in front of a crowd of 5,000, due to the strikes in the cotton mills, the attendance was badly affected, the loss of earnings meant that some fans could not afford to watch the first tour by the Australian rugby league team.^[9]

References

^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 5 – 1900–01". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 8 – 1903–04". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 9 – 1904–05". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
^ "100 years since Wire took on the Aussies for the first time". warringtonwolves.com. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)