Charlie Carr (rugby league)
Ogden's Cigarette card featuring Charles Carr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Charles William Carr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1903 East Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 1959 (aged 56)[1] Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles "Charlie" William Carr (1903 – 13 December 1959) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire (despite having been born in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was playing his rugby in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire), and at club level for Askam ARLFC and Barrow, as a wing or centre.[2]
Playing career
International honours
Charlie Carr won caps for England while at Barrow in 1924 against Other Nationalities, in 1925 against Wales (2 matches), in 1926 against Wales, and Other Nationalities, in 1927 against Wales, in 1928 against Wales,[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Barrow in 1924 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1926–27 against New Zealand (3 matches).[4]
Career records
As of 2011, Carr is fifth in Barrow's all time try scorers list with 161-tries.[5] He is an inductee to the club's Hall of Fame.[6]
References
- ^ "Death of Charlie Carr". North-Western Evening Mail. 14 December 1959. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "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.