Dick Padbury

GB & England international rugby league footballer

Dick Padbury

Personal information

Full name| Richard Padbury
Born| c. 1886
Runcorn district, England
Died| 28 February 1967 (aged 81)[1]
Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Playing information

Position| Forward
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1903–18  | Runcorn RFC |  |  |  |  |
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
≤1904–≥04  | Cheshire | ≥1  |  |  |  |
1908–12  | England | 4  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 6
1908  | Great Britain | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Source: [2][3][4]

Richard Padbury (c. 1886 – 28 February 1967) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cheshire, and at club level for Runcorn RFC, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[2]

## Background[edit]

Dick Padbury's birth was registered in Runcorn district, Cheshire, England.

## Playing career[edit]

### Club career[edit]

Padbury made his debut for Runcorn in October 1903 against Halifax.[5] He went on to make over 260 appearances for the club, playing his last game in 1918.[5]

### International honours[edit]

Padbury won caps for England while at Runcorn RLFC in 1908 against Wales, and New Zealand, in 1909 against Wales, and in 1912 against Wales,[3] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Runcorn RLFC playing as a forward, i.e. number 9, in the 6-5 victory over Australia during the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain at Villa Park on 10 February 1909.[4]

He was considered a "Probable" for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but ultimately he was not selected for the tour.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Local Deaths and Funerals". Runcorn Weekly News. 9 March 1967. p. 2 - via British Newspaper Archive.
2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
5. ^ a b "Richard Padbury - An Appreciation". Runcorn Weekly News. 9 March 1967. p. 2 - via British Newspaper Archive.
6. ^ "Northern Union → The Colonial Football Tour → Probable Players". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

*[Pld]: Played
*[T]: Tries
*[G]: Goals
*[FG]: Field goals
*[P]: Points