Ted Tattersfield

{{short description|English RL coach and former England international rugby league footballer}}

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{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Ted Tattersfield

|fullname = Edward Tattersfield

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|birth_date = 10 March 1912

|birth_place = Kingston upon Hull, England

|death_date = October {{death year and age|1991|1912}}

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|position = {{rlp|SR|LF}}

|club1 = {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}

|year1start = ≤1935

|year1end = 37

|appearances1 = 148

|tries1 = 27

|goals1 = 44

|fieldgoals1 =

|points1 = 169

|club2 = Leeds

|year2start = 1937

|year2end = 45

|appearances2 = 211

|tries2 = 21

|goals2 = 30

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|points2 = 123

|club3 = → Halifax {{smaller|(guest)}}

|year3start = ≥1941

|year3end = ≤45

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|club4 = Batley

|year4start = 1945

|year4end = 46

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|club5 = Hull FC

|year5start = 1946

|year5end = 47

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|teamA = England

|yearAstart = 1940

|yearAend = 44

|appearancesA = 4

|triesA = 0

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 0

| teamB = {{nowrap|Northern Command XIII}}

| yearBstart = 1942

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| appearancesB = 1

| triesB = 0

| goalsB = 0

| fieldgoalsB = 0

| pointsB = 0

|coachteam1 = Hull FC

|coachyear1start = 1946

|coachyear1end = 49

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|new = yes

|retired = yes

|updated = 30 June 2012

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ted-tattersfield/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Tattersfield&submit=Go&c=England|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030530/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Tattersfield&submit=Go&c=England|archivedate=21 April 2018}}

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Edward Tattersfield (second ¼ 1912 – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s, and coached in the 1940s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Reckitt ARLFC (works team of Reckitt and Sons in Kingston upon Hull), Hull Kingston Rovers, Leeds (captain), Halifax (World War II guest), Batley and Hull FC, as an occasional goal-kicking {{rlp|sr}} or {{rlp|lf}},{{cite web|url=http://www.hullfc.com/hullfc/contents/?page_id=4264%2Fpastplayers|title=History : Past Players at hullfc.com|publisher=hullfc.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}{{dead link|date=July 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and coached at club level for Hull F.C. and the Hull Dockers (Hull and District League).{{cite web|url=http://www.hullfc.com/club/history-stats/past-coaches-captains|title=Coaches and Captains|publisher=hullfc.com|date=31 December 2016|accessdate=1 January 2017}} Ted Tattersfield was a Corporal in the British Army during World War II.{{cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk/gallery-images/86-large.jpg|title=inside programme, Northern Command v. A Rugby League XIII, 1942|publisher=rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223013/http://rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk/gallery-images/86-large.jpg|archive-date=2 December 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}