George Langhorn Explained

George Langhorn
Birth Date:c. 1881
Birth Place:Halifax, England
Death Date:7 May 1934 (aged 53)[1]
Position:Forwards
Club1:Halifax
Year1start:1898
Year1end:13
Appearances1:413
Tries1:60
Goals1:16
Teama:Yorkshire
Appearancesa:3
Teamb:England
Yearbstart:1905
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:14 August 2009
Source:[2] [3]

George Langhorn (c. 1881 – 7 May 1934) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax (Heritage № 48), as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of;), during the era of contested scrums.[2]

Background

George Langhorn was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

International honours

George Langhorn won a cap for England while at Halifax in 1905 against Other Nationalities.[3]

County Honours

George Langhorn won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

George Langhorn played as a forward, i.e. number 10, in Halifax's 8-3 victory over Warrington in the 1903–04 Challenge Cup Final during the 1903–04 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 30 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 17,041.[4]

Club career

George Langhorn made his début for Halifax on Saturday 1 January 1898, and he played his last match for Halifax on Saturday 18 January 1913.

Honoured at Halifax

George Langhorn is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mr. George Langhorn Dead - Former Halifax and County Forward . Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian . 7 May 1934 . 8.
  2. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  4. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 8 – 1903–04". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
  5. Web site: Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame. halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130910011008/http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/club_information/hall_of_fame. 10 September 2013.