Lionel Emmitt

{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1930|5|11|df=y}}

|birth_place = Bridgend, Wales

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|position = {{rlp|WG}}

| club1 = {{nowrap|Oldham RLFC}}

| year1start = 1952

| year1end = 54

| appearances1 = 36

| tries1 = 21

| goals1 = 0

| fieldgoals1 = 0

| points1 = 63

|club2 = {{nowrap|Blackpool Borough}}

|year2start = 1954

|year2end = 59

|appearances2 = 168

|tries2 = 78

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 234

|club3 = Leigh

|year3start = 1959

|year3end = 59/60

|appearances3 = 14

|tries3 = 7

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 0

|points3 = 21

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|yearAstart = 1959

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|retired = yes

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/l-emmett/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}{{Rugby league records |id=9858 |title=Lionel Emmitt |access-date=1 May 2025}}

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Lionel Emmitt (11 May 1930 – 1 February 2004) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Oldham RLFC, Blackpool Borough and Leigh, as a {{rlp|wg}}.{{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}}

Background

Lionel Emmitt's birth was registered in Bridgend district, Wales.

International honours

Lionel Emmitt won a cap for Wales while at Blackpool Borough in 1959 against France.

Personal life

Lionel Emmitt is the grandfather of Jacob Emmitt, who also played rugby league for Wales.

References