Bill Longworth (rugby league)

For other people with the same name, see William Longworth.

William Henry Longworth (c. 1884 – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham and Halifax, as a forward.^[1]

Bill Longworth

Personal information
Full name	William Henry Longworth
Born	c. 1884 Oldham, England
Died	unknown
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1905–13 Oldham 146 18 54 1913–15 Halifax 57 4 0 0 12 Total 203 22 0 0 66 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1908–13 Lancashire 5 0 0 0 0 1908–09 England 4 3 0 0 9 1908–09 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Background

Bill Longworth's birth was registered in Oldham, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

Club career

Longworth played local rugby at Central Rangers, Glodwick Juniors and Chadderton before making his senior debut for Oldham in April 1905.^[3] He played in Oldham's victory in the Championship during the 1904–05 season.^[4]

Longworth played as a forward in Oldham's 9–10 defeat by Wigan in the 1908 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 19 December 1908.^[5]

International honours

Bill Longworth won caps for England while at Oldham in 1908 against Wales, in 1909 against Australia (3 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1908-09 against Australia (3 matches).