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Dicky Rothwell

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
10-02-1874
N/A
Date unknown.
Wigan
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
23-01-1904 v Holbeck
Salford
1907-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1903-1907
36 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
7
2
0
25

Biography of Dicky Rothwell



HERITAGE NO : 127
Dicky Rothwell by Alex Service

Richard Rothwell made 68 appearances in three seasons for Wigan, scoring 10 tries and kicking 28 goals before his transfer to St. Helens. A scrum-half who made his debut against Holbeck on 23rd January 1904, Richard made 16 appearances in his first season for the St.Helens club and scored a try and also kicked a goal. Universally known as Dicky, he worked in the Borough Council`s Cleansing Department. He also worked at a later date for the LMS Railway Company, where he was Foreman and Supervisor in the goods yard at Radcliffe.

He enjoyed a particularly successful campaign in 1904-05, when he made 16 appearances and scored five tries. Dicky does not appear for the First Team in 1905-06, made 3 appearances in 1906-07 and a solitary one in 1907-08.

In 1921 Dicky was living in Smith Street, Kirkham, Lancashire. He lived with his wife Margaret, three daughters and two sons. He worked as a Railway Guard withe the London and Yorkshire Railways. The 1939 Census finds Dicky living in Park Street, Radcliffe. It is believed that Dicky died at Jericho Hospital, Bury, at the age of 65 on 3rd December 1939.

PLAYER HONOURS

SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1903~04 1 1 0 16
1904~05 5 1 0 16
1906~071 0 0 3
1907~08 0 0 0 1
TOTALS:7 2 0 36
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
TOTALS:

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
23rd Jan 1904 1
W
 7 Holbeck L H 10 0 VIEW
30th Jan 1904 2
W
 7 Normanton L A 8 6 VIEW
22nd Feb 1904 3
W
 6 Rochdale Hornets L H 6 0 VIEW
27th Feb 1904 4
L
 6 Brighouse Rangers L A 0 3 VIEW
16th Mar 1904 5
W
 6 Millom L A 3 0 1 VIEW
19th Mar 1904 6
W
 6 Bramley L H 21 2 1 VIEW
1st Apr 1904 7
W
 6 Widnes SWLL A 8 4 VIEW
2nd Apr 1904 8
D
 6 Runcorn SWLL A 3 3 VIEW
4th Apr 1904 9
L
 6 Warrington SWLL A 3 19 VIEW
9th Apr 1904 10
W
 6 Castleford L H 31 3 VIEW
13th Apr 1904 11
W
 6 Lancaster L A 12 2 VIEW
16th Apr 1904 12
L
 6 Rochdale Hornets L A 0 5 VIEW
21st Apr 1904 13
W
 6 Pontefract L H 19 0 VIEW
23rd Apr 1904 14
W
 6 Lancaster L H 35 2 VIEW
30th Apr 1904 15
W
 6 South Shields L H 23 0 VIEW
14th May 1904 16
W
 6 Holbeck LPO N 7 0 VIEW
3rd Sep 1904 17
L
 7 Oldham L H 4 10 VIEW
10th Sep 1904 18
L
 7 Wigan L H 7 11 1 VIEW
8th Oct 1904 19
L
 7 Batley L A 10 20 VIEW
12th Nov 1904 20
W
 6 Wakefield Trinity L H 5 0 VIEW
24th Dec 1904 21
W
 6 Runcorn L H 9 5 VIEW
26th Dec 1904 22
D
 6 Warrington L H 0 0 VIEW
31st Dec 1904 23
L
 6 Oldham L A 3 13 VIEW
7th Jan 1905 24
L
 6 Wigan L A 3 15 VIEW
11th Jan 1905 25
W
 6 Halifax L H 14 5 2 VIEW
14th Jan 1905 26
W
 6 Swinton L H 5 3 1 VIEW
21st Jan 1905 27
L
 6 Broughton Rangers L H 6 8 VIEW
28th Jan 1905 28
L
 6 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 3 6 VIEW
4th Feb 1905 29
W
 6 Batley L H 4 0 1 VIEW
18th Feb 1905 30
L
 6 Widnes L H 5 7 1 VIEW
25th Feb 1905 31
L
 6 Salford L A 2 19 VIEW
18th Mar 1905 32
L
 7 Broughton Rangers CC2 A 0 18 VIEW
2nd Feb 1907 33
L
 6 Broughton Rangers L A 11 27 1 VIEW
29th Mar 1907 34
L
 6 Wigan L A 2 24 VIEW
30th Mar 1907 35
W
 6 Liverpool City L H 68 0 VIEW
21st Sep 1907 36
L
 6 Salford L A 2 21 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 18 | LOSSES : 16 | DRAWS : 2




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