Stan Ridgway (rugby league) explained

Stan Ridgway
Fullname:Stanley Latham Ridgway
Birth Date:8 August 1915
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Blakehurst, New South Wales, Australia
Club1:North Sydney
Year1start:1932
Year1end:44
Appearances1:85
Tries1:2
Goals1:33
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:72
Source:[1]
Updated:25 June 2019

Stan Ridgway (1915-1985) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney as a fullback.

Playing career

Ridgway began his first grade career in 1932. Ridgway played at fullback in North's 1943 grand final defeat against Newtown which would prove to be the club's last grand final appearance before exiting the competition in 1999. Ridgway retired at the end of the 1944 season.[2] He finished his career at Cessnock, New South Wales for the 1945 season.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stan Ridgway - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin and Andrew. Ferguson. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Web site: Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney - North Sydney Bears. 6 February 2018.
  3. "Ridgeway To Play League Code For Cessnock" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/156641731?searchTerm=stan%20ridgeway&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=194