Len Aston
Appearance
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Full name | Leonard Aston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 June 1920 Prescot, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 November 1987 | (aged 67)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leonard "Len" Aston (14 June 1920 – 19 November 1987) [4] was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for St. Helens, as a centre, prop, second-row or loose forward.
Background
[edit]Aston was born in Prescot, Lancashire, England.
Playing career
[edit]International honours
[edit]Len Aston won caps for England while at St. Helens in 1947 against Wales, and France, in 1948 against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1947 against New Zealand (3 matches).[3]
Testimonial match
[edit]Len Aston's testimonial match at St. Helens took place against Hull F.C. at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 3 March 1951.
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MZ3B-5KG : accessed 2016-05-03)
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1920 births
- 1987 deaths
- England national rugby league team players
- English rugby league players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Lancashire rugby league team players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league utility players
- Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside
- St Helens R.F.C. players