Edmund Beswick

Edmund "Ted"/"Teddy" Beswick (birth registered July→September 1858[2] – died 23 January 1911) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1870s and 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton,[3] as a Three-quarter, i.e. wing or inside centre. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Swinton was a rugby union club.

Edmund Beswick
Personal information
Full nameEdmund Beswick
BornJune→September 1858
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Died23 January 1911(1911-01-23) (aged 52–53)
Salford, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionThree-quarters
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1879–1886 Swinton 105 49 15
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1879–≥79 Lancashire >1
1882 England 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Background

Beswick was born in Penrith, Cumberland, England,[2] and he died aged 52 in Salford, Lancashire, England.[4]

Playing career

International honours

Ted/Teddy Beswick won caps for England while at Swinton in 1882 against Ireland, and Scotland.[1]

County honours

Ted/Teddy Beswick won caps for Lancashire while at Swinton; making his début against Cheshire on Saturday 29 November 1879, and in 1881 he was selected for the North versus the South.[5]

Change of code

When Swinton converted from the rugby union code to the Northern Union code on Tuesday 2 June 1896, Ted/Teddy Beswick would have been approximately 38 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and Northern Union footballer for Swinton.

References
  1. "Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. "Football; the Rugby union game". ebooksread.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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