Harry Burton (rugby league)
Harry Burton was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at club level for Lock Lane ARLFC, and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 588), as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.
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| Full name | Harry Burton | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
First Televised Try
Harry Burton scored the first try when rugby league was first televised live, when Wakefield Trinity played Wigan at Central Park on Saturday 12 January 1952.[1]
Club career
Harry Burton made his début for Wakefield Trinity during September 1950, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.
References
- Wakefield Express 24 December 2009