Edmund Beswick

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Edmund Beswick
Full nameEdmund Beswick
Date of birthJune→September 1858
Place of birthPenrith, Cumberland, England
Date of death23 January 1911(1911-01-23) (aged 52–53)
Place of deathSalford, Lancashire, England
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Three-quarters
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1879-86 Swinton 105 ()
1879- Lancashire ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1882 England[1] 2 (0)

Edmund Beswick (birth registered July→September 1858

Three-quarter, i.e. wing or inside centre. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Swinton was a rugby union
club.

Background

Beswick was born in Penrith, Cumberland, England,[2] and he died aged 52 in Salford, Lancashire, England.[4]

Playing career

Beswick won caps for England while at Swinton in 1882 against Ireland, and Scotland.[1] He won caps for Lancashire while at Swinton, making his début against Cheshire on Saturday 29 November 1879; in 1881 he was selected for the North versus the South.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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  4. ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Football; the Rugby union game". ebooksread.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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