Billy Ward (rugby league)
{{short description|GB & England international rugby league footballer}}
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|fullname = William Ward
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|birth_date = second ¼ 1888
|birth_place = Whitehaven, England
|death_date = unknown
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|height = 5 ft 10 in
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|position = Forward
|club1 = Whitehaven
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|club2 = Egremont
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|club3 = Leeds
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|appearances3 = 318
|tries3 = 99
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|teamA = England
|yearAstart = 1910
|yearAend = 11
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|teamB = Great Britain
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|updated = 27 January 2014
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William Ward (second ¼ 1888{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=LPaZAz1GvQZUjiyhJee2dw&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}} – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Whitehaven, Egremont and Leeds (for 13-years), as a forward.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/billy-ward/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}
Background
Billy Ward's birth was registered in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.
Playing career
=International honours=
Billy Ward won caps for England while at Leeds in 1910 against Wales, in 1911 against Australia,{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Ward&submit=Go&c=England|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401212850/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Ward&submit=Go&c=England|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2018|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}} and won a cap for Great Britain while at Leeds on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Ward&submit=Go&c=GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402035446/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Ward&submit=Go&c=GB|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2018|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19100514.2.143|title=Papers Past – Evening Post – 14 May 1910 – Football|publisher=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|date=14 May 1910|accessdate=1 January 2014}}
=Challenge Cup Final appearances=
Billy Ward played as a forward in Leeds' 7-7 draw with Hull F.C. in the 1909–10 Challenge Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 16 April 1910, in front of a crowd of 19,413, this was the first Challenge Cup Final to be drawn, and played as a forward in the 26-12 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1909–10 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1909–10 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Monday 18 April 1910, in front of a crowd of 11,608, this was Leeds' first Challenge Cup Final win in their first appearance.{{cite web|url=http://britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk/2005/12/history-of-leeds-rugby-league-club.html|title=History of Leeds Rugby League Club|publisher=britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128-142. {{ISBN|978-1-903659-51-9}}
=County Cup Final appearances=
Billy Ward played as a forward in Leeds' 11-3 victory over Dewsbury in the 1921–22 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 26 November 1921.
References
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External links
{{Leeds - 1909–10 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Great Britain squad – 1910 Australia & New Zealand Tourists}}
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Category:Egremont Rangers players
Category:England national rugby league team players
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players
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Category:Rugby league forwards
Category:Rugby league players from Whitehaven
Category:Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players