Sol Cotton | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Sol Cotton | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : 391 Solomon Cotton by Alex Service This front-rower is the brother of Saints hooker Dave Cotton. Looking at the Rugby League Registers, both for a spell lived in Pottery Street in Wigan, which would confirm matters. Signed in September 1930, presumably to replace the retired Bill Clarey, Sol made his debut at home to Widnes on 29th August 1931, a stunning 39-2 victory for the Saints, which included three tries from Alf Ellaby. The front row that day was S.Cotton, D.Cotton and Ebor Hill. Sol played 16 matches for the club overall, his last a 0-10 defeat against Huddersfield on 23rd September 1933. He signed for Bradford Northern after that on 24th February 1934. In 1921 Sol was living in Pottery Street, Wigan. Sol worked as an Errand Boy at the Taylors Spinners Company. He lived with his father, Isaac a Coal Miner at the Garswood Hall Colliery, mother Margaret, three brothers and a servant.Sol was a Colliery Hewer who was living in Cudworth Street, Wigan in 1939. He died in that town in March 1974, aged 67. | ||||
PLAYER HONOURS | ||||
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1931~32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1932~33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1933~34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTALS: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| TOTALS: | ||||
ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 29th Aug 1931 | 1 | W |
8 | Widnes | L | H | 39 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 5th Sep 1931 | 2 | D |
8 | Widnes | L | A | 7 | 7 | VIEW | |||
| 9th Sep 1931 | 3 | W |
8 | Barrow | L | A | 12 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 12th Sep 1931 | 4 | W |
8 | Wigan Highfield | L | H | 14 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 2nd Jan 1932 | 5 | W |
8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | A | 5 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 13th Feb 1932 | 6 | L |
10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | H | 5 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 28th Mar 1932 | 7 | W |
8 | Leigh | L | H | 31 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 26th Sep 1932 | 8 | W |
9 | Hunslet | L | H | 21 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 10th Dec 1932 | 9 | L |
9 | Warrington | L | H | 16 | 18 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Dec 1932 | 10 | L |
9 | Salford | L | A | 5 | 13 | VIEW | |||
| 24th Dec 1932 | 11 | L |
9 | Oldham | L | A | 8 | 12 | VIEW | |||
| 28th Jan 1933 | 12 | L |
9 | Barrow | L | A | 17 | 18 | VIEW | |||
| 9th Sep 1933 | 13 | W |
8 | Warrington | L | A | 11 | 7 | VIEW | |||
| 16th Sep 1933 | 14 | W |
9 | Oldham | L | H | 25 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 18th Sep 1933 | 15 | L |
8 | Oldham | L | A | 3 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 23rd Sep 1933 | 16 | L |
8 | Huddersfield | L | A | 0 | 10 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 8 | LOSSES : 7 | DRAWS : 1 |
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