:Dennis Madden
{{Short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
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|birth_date = 20 March 1913
|birth_place = Aberavon, Wales
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|position = {{rlp|CE}}
|ru_club1 = Aberavon RFC
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Dennis Madden (20 March 1913 – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Aberavon RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Acton and Willesden, Huddersfield and Leeds, as a {{rlp|ce}}.{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 108–114}}{{cite web|url=https://rugbyleague.wales/player-rl?id=157949&authtoken=QkU3RUVDRjAtMzYzNi00Q0M3LTk0Q0EtMEE4MUI2QkJGMjM4&teamid=MTA1MzU3|title=Statistics at rugbyleague.wales|publisher=rugbyleague.wales|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}
Background
Dennis Madden was born in Aberavon, Wales.
Playing career
=International honours=
Dennis Madden won 7 caps for Wales in 1935–1939 while at Acton and Willesden, Huddersfield, and Leeds.
=County Cup Final appearances=
Dennis Madden played at {{rlp|ce}}, and scored a try and a goal in Huddersfield's 18–10 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1938 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22Dennis%20Madden%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Dennis Madden" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]
- [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22Denis%20Madden%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Denis Madden" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]
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Category:20th-century Welsh sportsmen
Category:Acton and Willesden RLFC players
Category:Huddersfield Giants players
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Rugby league players from Aberavon
Category:Rugby union players from Neath Port Talbot
Category:Wales national rugby league team players
Category:Welsh rugby league players