Bobby Whiteley
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| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | W. Bobby Whiteley | |||||
| Born | 1871 Wortley, Leeds |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Forwards | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1896–≥96 | Bramley | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1896 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Source: espnscrum.com | ||||||
W. Bobby Whiteley (born 1871 in Wortley, Leeds — death unknown) was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Bramley,[1] as a Forward, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Bramley was a rugby union club.
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Playing career
International honours
Bobby Whiteley won a cap for England while at Bramley in the 1896 Home Nations Championship against Wales at Rectory Field, Blackheath, London.[2]
Change of Code
When Bramley converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 2 June 1896, Bobby Whiteley would have been approximately 25 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Bramley.
