Harry Brighton (rugby league)

Harry Brighton

Personal information
Full name	Harry Brighton
Born	1893 New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1911–12 Glebe 30 0 0 0 0 1913 South Sydney 9 0 0 0 0 Total 39 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1912 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0 1912 Metropolis 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 20 March 2019

Harry Brighton (1893–1975) was an Australian

in the NSWRL competition.

Playing career

Brighton made his first grade debut for Glebe in Round 1 1911 against Western Suburbs at the Sydney Sports Ground.

Brighton played 16 times for Glebe in 1911 as the club finished first on the table and claimed the minor premiership. Brighton played at hooker in the 1911 NSWRL grand final against

. In a tight match, Easts emerged victorious winning their first premiership by a score of 11–8 in front of 20,000 spectators.

In 1912, Brighton played 14 games as Glebe finished second on the table but were again runners up to Eastern Suburbs as they claimed their second premiership.

In 1913, Brighton joined South Sydney and played with them for one season before retiring. At representative level, Brighton played for New South Wales and Metropolis in 1912.^[2][3]

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