A. P. Penketh Explained

Birth Name:Alfred Peter Penketh
Birth Date:1865
Birth Place:Isle of Man
Death Date:18 February 1932
Height:1.83m (06feet)
Weight:82kg (181lb)
Ru Position:Forward
Amatteam1:Douglas R.U.F.C.
Repyears1:1888
Repteam1:British Isles
Repcaps1:0
Reppoints1:(0)

Alfred Peter Penketh (1865 - 18 February 1932) was a Manx rugby union player, who took part in the first 1888 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia.[1] [2] [3] He played for Douglas Rugby Football Club.[1] [2]

Personal history

Penketh was born in 1865 to Richard Penketh and his birth was registered on the Isle of Man.[4] He married Frances Laura Jane Holmes on 1 June 1910.[5]

Rugby career

Penketh was a forward, and played in 19 games of the tour, scoring a solitary try, against Canterbury in New Zealand on 9 May 1888.[6]

Other than the British Isles tour, he was not selected for any national side (the Isle of Man itself has never fielded a national team). He was the only Manxman to have been selected for the British Lions.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Griffiths, John (1990). British Lions. Swindon: Crowood Press.
  2. Web site: Rugby Football History . www.rugbyfootballhistory.com . 3 June 2021.
  3. News: Early Lions: Squads and results . BBC News . 18 May 2005.
  4. Web site: Alfred P Penketh in household of Alfred P Penketh, "England and Wales Census, 1901". 2 January 2013. familysearch.org.
  5. Web site: Alfred Peter Penketh, "Isle of Man, Parish Registers, 1598-1950". 2 January 2013. familysearch.org.
  6. Web site: Alf Penketh. lionsrugby.com. 2 January 2013.
  7. News: The Lions who led the way. 14 November 2008. 2 January 2013. telegraph.co.uk. Brendan. Gallagher. London.