Emlyn Walters
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Full name | Emlyn Walters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 20 May 1918 Cwmgwrach , Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emlyn Walters (20 May 1918[2] – 21 January 2001) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Glynneath RFC and Pontypridd RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.[1][3]
Background
Emlyn Walters was born in
Playing career
International honours
Emlyn Walters won 10 caps for Wales (RL) in 1940–1948 while at Bradford Northern.[1]
County Cup Final appearances
Emlyn Walters played
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Emlyn Walters played in Bradford Northern's 8-3 aggregate victory over Wigan in the 1943–44 Challenge Cup Final during the 1943-44 season, absent from the 0-3 first-leg defeat at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 15 April 1944, he played in the 8-0 second-leg victory at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 April 1944, and played and scored the opening try in the 8-4 victory over Leeds in the 1946–47 Challenge Cup Final during the 1946-47 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1947 in front of a crowd of 77,605.
Rugby Football League Championship
1939–40
Yorkshire League
Testimonial match
Bradford Northern's home fixture with Dewsbury on Wednesday 12 May 1949 was Emlyn Walters Testimonial match which he shared with Willie Davies, this match was also their great friend and fellow Welshman Frank Whitcombe's last match for Bradford Northern, a crowd of 19,000 attended Odsal to witness the game
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804032351/http://www.ponty.net/captain-marvel
External links
- Photograph "The 1947 Team" at rlhp.co.uk
- Photograph "Team to visit Barrow in the Cup 1946" at rlhp.co.uk
- Photograph "Emlyn Walters" at rlhp.co.uk
- Photograph "Emlyn Walters" at rlhp.co.uk
- Photograph "Northern at Fartown" at rlhp.co.uk
- Police appeal for information after "extremely rare" sports medals stolen from Neath Valley house
- Stolen Bradford Northern rugby medals appeal by police