George Dobson (rugby league)
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| Full name | George Dobson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1891 Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | c. 1954 (aged 63) Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Dobson (c. 1891 – c. 1954) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Lancashire, and at club level for Barrow, as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.
Background[edit]
George Dobson was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, and his death aged 63 was registered in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.
Playing career[edit]
County honours[edit]
George Dobson won a cap for Lancashire while at Barrow in 1912 against Yorkshire.[1]
Testimonial match[edit]
George Dobson's Testimonial match at Barrow took place against a Harold Wagstaff Select XIII team at Little Park, Roose, Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday 29 April 1922.[citation needed]
Career records[edit]
George Dobson is thirteenth in Barrow's all time try scorers list with 101-tries.[2]
Honoured at Barrow Raiders[edit]
George Dobson is a Barrow Raiders Hall of Fame inductee.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hall of Fame at barrowrlfc.com". barrowrlfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Barrows all time leading try scorers". barrowrlfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Hall of Fame at barrowrlfc.com". barrowrlfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.