William Bate | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of William Bate | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : 504 This versatile back played in the backline on twenty eight occasions during World War Two in the War Emergency League. William was speedy enough to play on the wing and also had the skill to operate from the stand off position. His eight tries included a brace against Swinton in September 1940. In 1939 he was an Electrician living in Princess Avenue, Whiston. He died in January 1997, aged 76 and his death was registered in Knowsley. Can you help the SHS by any other personal or playing details? Dave Dooley Alex Service writes about his days at City Road with St Helens Recs. William was thrown into senior rugby league by St Helens Recs at a most difficult time This is a familiar case of a young player who, as a result of Recs’ imminent demise and the outbreak of war, was unable to consolidate a First Team place with the Red, Amber and Blacks. His only match was a torrid affair against Bramley, on 21st January 1939, who won relatively easily. He was 17 years of age and was clearly ‘under the cosh’ from the more experienced Yorkshire opponents. ‘Deputy’ in the St. Helens Newspaper realised it was a difficult debut: “The display of young Bate who tackled pluckily and was never afraid to go down on the ball, was punctuated by several serious mistakes, chiefly down to the conditions, the like of which Bate had never seen in his life before.” | ||||
PLAYER HONOURS | ||||
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1939~40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1940~41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1941~42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1944~45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| TOTALS: | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
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ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 22nd Mar 1940 | 1 | L |
2 | Wigan | WEL | A | 0 | 6 | VIEW | |||
| 23rd Mar 1940 | 2 | W |
2 | Leigh | WEL | H | 11 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Mar 1940 | 3 | L |
5 | Rochdale Hornets | WEL | A | 10 | 12 | VIEW | |||
| 20th Apr 1940 | 4 | L |
6 | Barrow | WEL | A | 15 | 17 | VIEW | |||
| 27th Apr 1940 | 5 | W |
6 | Leigh | WEL | A | 16 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 4th May 1940 | 6 | W |
6 | Oldham | WEL | H | 12 | 5 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 18th May 1940 | 7 | L |
6 | Widnes | WEL | H | 11 | 20 | VIEW | |||
| 7th Sep 1940 | 8 | W |
5 | Liverpool Stanley | WEL | H | 32 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 21st Sep 1940 | 9 | W |
5 | Swinton | WEL | H | 41 | 0 | 2 | VIEW | ||
| 28th Sep 1940 | 10 | W |
5 | Oldham | WEL | A | 16 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 19th Oct 1940 | 11 | W |
5 | Salford | WEL | H | 6 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 26th Oct 1940 | 12 | L |
5 | Salford | WEL | A | 13 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 23rd Nov 1940 | 13 | W |
5 | Broughton Rangers | WEL | H | 23 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 30th Nov 1940 | 14 | W |
5 | Leigh | WEL | H | 50 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 14th Dec 1940 | 15 | W |
5 | Oldham | WEL | H | 19 | 2 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 11th Jan 1941 | 16 | L |
2 | Wigan | WEL | H | 3 | 6 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Oct 1941 | 17 | W |
5 | Castleford | WEL | H | 16 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 8th Nov 1941 | 18 | W |
2 | Featherstone Rovers | WEL | H | 24 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 22nd Nov 1941 | 19 | W |
2 | Keighley | WEL | H | 17 | 11 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Dec 1941 | 20 | L |
2 | Wigan | WEL | A | 3 | 8 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 3rd Jan 1942 | 21 | L |
2 | Wigan | WEL | H | 0 | 18 | VIEW | |||
| 28th Oct 1944 | 22 | L |
5 | Barrow | YC1(2) | A | 8 | 21 | VIEW | |||
| 11th Nov 1944 | 23 | L |
5 | Leeds | WEL | H | 3 | 23 | VIEW | |||
| 18th Nov 1944 | 24 | L |
3 | Keighley | WEL | A | 8 | 15 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 9th Dec 1944 | 25 | W |
6 | Dewsbury | WEL | H | 12 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 16th Dec 1944 | 26 | L |
6 | Huddersfield | WEL | A | 8 | 20 | VIEW | |||
| 10th Feb 1945 | 27 | L |
6 | Castleford | WEL | H | 2 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 24th Feb 1945 | 28 | L |
6 | Leeds | WEL | A | 14 | 20 | 1 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 14 | LOSSES : 14 | DRAWS : |
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