William Walton Rugby player

William Walton (24 September 1874 — 1 June 1940 (aged 65) in Wakefield) was a Licensed victualler, and a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s, and 1900s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, as a Forward, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums. William Walton made his début for Wakefield Trinity, and scored Wakefield Trinity' first ever try under Northern Union (RFL) rules, in the 15-9 victory over Wigan at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 September 1895.

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William Walton
Birth dateSeptember 24, 1874
Birth place
England
Date of deathJune 01, 1940
Place of death
Wakefield

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former team
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

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