First: | RU |
George Davidge | |
Fullname: | Arthur George Davidge |
Birth Date: | 17 April 1895 |
Birth Place: | Taunton, England |
Death Date: | third ¼ 1978 (aged 83) |
Death Place: | Blackpool & Fylde district, England |
Ru Year1start: | ≤1921 |
Ru Year1end: | 21 |
Club1: | Huddersfield |
Year1start: | 1921 |
Year1end: | 23 |
Club2: | Batley |
Year2start: | 1923 |
Year2end: | ≥24 |
Teama: | England |
Yearastart: | 1924 |
Appearancesa: | 1 |
Triesa: | 0 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 0 |
New: | yes |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 22 June 2012 |
Source: | [1] [2] |
George Davidge (17 April 1895 – 1978) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Plymouth Albion R.F.C., and representative level rugby league (RL) for England, and at club level for Huddersfield and Batley, as a .
George Davidge was born in Taunton, Somerset, and his death aged 83 was registered in Blackpool & Fylde district, Lancashire, England.
George Davidge won a cap for England (RL) while at Batley in 1924 against Other Nationalities.[2]
George Davidge played at in Batley's 13-7 victory over Wigan in the 1923–24 Championship Final during the 1923–24 season, at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 3 May 1924, in front of a crowd of 13,729.
George Davidge played at in Batley's 8-9 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 22 November 1924, in front of a crowd of 25,546.
George Davidge left Plymouth Albion R.F.C. to sign for Huddersfield in October 1921, he was transferred from Huddersfield to Batley on 28 September 1923 for a transfer fee of £300 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £56,260 in 2016).[3]
George Davidge's marriage to Martha Ann (née Connor) (23 July 1901 – first ¼ 1978 (aged 76)) was registered during third ¼ 1929 in Dewsbury district.