George Dobson (rugby league)
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| Full name | George Dobson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1891 Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 1954 (aged 63)[1] Roose, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Dobson (c. 1891 – December 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.
Background
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
County honours
George Dobson won a cap for Lancashire while at Barrow in 1912 against Yorkshire.[3]
Testimonial match
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.
Career records
George Dobson is thirteenth in Barrow's all time try scorers list with 101-tries.[4]
Honoured at Barrow Raiders
George Dobson is a Barrow Raiders Hall of Fame inductee.[5]
References
- ^ "'Specialist of the dummy' is dead". North-Western Evening Mail. 17 December 1954. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Player Summary: George Dobson". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "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.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Hall of Fame at barrowrlfc.com