Billy Ivison
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| Full name | William Ivison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1920[1] Hensingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 March 2000 (aged 79)[1] Hensingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 13 st 7 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Ivison (5 June 1920Cumberland and at club level for Workington Town, as a loose forward, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.[2]
Background
Billy Ivison was born in Hensingham, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 79 in Hensingham, Cumbria, England.
Playing career
International honours
Billy Ivison won caps for England while at Workington Town in 1949 against Wales, and Other Nationalities, in 1951 against Other Nationalities, in 1952 against Other Nationalities,.[3]
Billy Ivison represented Great Britain while at Workington Town in 1952 against France (non-Test matches).[6]
Along with
Robert "Bob" Kelly, John McKeown, George Parsons and Edward "Ted" Slevin, Billy Ivison's only Great Britain appearances came against France prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as Test matches by the Rugby Football League, and consequently caps were not awarded.[6]
County honours
Billy Ivison represented
Cumberland's 5–4 victory over Australia in the 1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Wednesday 13 October 1948, in front of a crowd of 8,818.[7]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Billy Ivison played
on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513.Honoured in Workington
Ivison Lane in Workington is named after Billy Ivison.[8]
References
- ^ a b Hadfield, Dave (16 March 2000). "Obituary: Bill Ivison". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
- ^ ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
- ^ "When Cumberland defeated the Aussies (Note: Billy's surname is misspelled Iveson )". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "New town centre places with some famous old West Cumbrian names". timesandstar.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) » Legends Evening 50s
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at eraofthebiff.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) 'It's about time too'
- 30 April 1955 Photograph of Workington Town (William Ivison is in the centre of middle row wearing a scrum cap)