Joe Lavery | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Joe Lavery |
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 HERITAGE NO : 169 Joseph Lavery by Alex Service Joseph Aloysius Lavery was one of the original All Golds from New Zealand who toured Britain in 1907-08. A railway worker, he began his rugby career with Temuka (1901) before moving to Christchurch Albion. It was there that he was to become a team-mate of Jum Turtill, who was later to become a Saint. A clever centre, Joseph went on to play representative football with Canterbury and South Island in 1903. During the All Golds tour, Joseph was mostly a member of the midweek XIII. He was one of several who received offers from English clubs and stayed in Britain, signing for Leeds, initially. Moving to Saints, he played in just one competitive first team match, against Broughton Rangers. He remains the third member of the All Golds to have played for the club, with scrum-half Arthur Kelly and Turtill making up the triumvirate. Leigh Historian Mike Latham also adds the following information on the man who was nick-named `Tracker`: He made 12 appearances for Leigh in 1908-09 and also played for Salford and Barrow. His cousin was Jim Lavery, an Irish cycling champion and to John Lavery, an Irish linen merchant and well-known sportsman himself. Joseph`s Leigh Heritage Number is 182. In 1913 Joe returned to New Zealand to play for the Linwood RL Club. Outside rugby Joe had fought in World War One and returned to New Zealand. Eventually Joe decided to return to the North of England and the Ashton Under Lyne area. In 1939 he was living in Minto Street in that town. He was a local character and well known as a club steward. Joe died in Ashton Under Lyne in September 1948 at the age of 68. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1907~08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1908~09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 12th Apr 1908 | -- | L |
4 | Rochdale Hornets * | Fr | A | 0 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 13th Apr 1908 | 1 | L |
3 | Broughton Rangers | L | H | 11 | 28 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : | LOSSES : 2 | DRAWS : |
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