Dick Ramsdale

Dick Ramsdale

Personal information
Full name	Richard Ramsdale
Born	second ¼ 1885 Wigan, England
Died	8 June 1933 (aged 48) Wigan, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	14 st 0 lb (89 kg)
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1905–21 Wigan 313 34 0 0 102 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≥1905–≤21 Lancashire 1910–14 England 5 0 0 0 0 1910–14 Great Britain 8 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Richard Ramsdale (birth registered second ¼ 1885 – 8 June 1933^[4]) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Platt Bridge ARLFC (in Platt Bridge, Wigan), and Wigan, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.^[1][5]

Background

Ramsdale's birth was registered in Wigan, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 48 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

Ramsdale played as a

Ramsdale won caps for England while at Wigan in 1910 against Wales, in 1911 against Australia (2 matches), in 1913 against Wales, in 1914 against Wales,^[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia and Australasia,^[9] in 1911–12 against Australia (2 matches), and in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.^[3]

Ramsdale played as a

A Testimonial match at Wigan was shared by; Bert Jenkins, Dick Ramsdale, and Johnny Thomas.^[5]

References

External links

• Grave of Richard Ramsdale