Hector Crowther

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Hector Crowther
File:Hector Crowther - Hunslet.jpg
Ogden's Cigarette card featuring Crowther
Personal information
Full nameHector H. Crowther
Born26 March 1901
Died3 February 1989(1989-02-03) (aged 87)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–34 Hunslet 464 105 15 0 345
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1923–31 Yorkshire 17 3 0 0 9
1930 England 1 0 0 0 0
1930 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
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Hector H. Crowther (26 March 1901 – 3 February 1989) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, as a second-row.[1]

Playing career

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County Cup Final appearances

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Hector Crowther played at second-row in Hunslet FC's 7-13 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1929–30 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1929–30 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 30 November 1929, in front of a crowd of 11,000.[3]

International honours

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Hector Crowther a won cap for England while at Hunslet in 1930 against Other Nationalities, and a won cap for England while at Hunslet in 1930 against Australia.

References

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  3. ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 35 – 1929–30". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a