Billy Cunliffe

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Billy Cunliffe
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Cunliffe
Born1897
Wigan, England[1]
Died10 August 1942 (aged 45)[2]
Ince-in-Makerfield, England
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914–30 Warrington 438 38 6 0 126
1930–31 Broughton Rangers 2 0 0 0 0
Total 440 38 6 0 126
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1921–26 England 10 0 0 0 0
1920–26 Great Britain 11 0 0 0 0
1919–27 Lancashire 18 1 0 0 3
Source: [3][4]

William Cunliffe (1897 – 10 August 1942) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Pemberton Rovers ARLFC (in Pemberton, Lancashire), and Warrington, as a prop.[3] Cunliffe is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[5]

  1. ^ California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959 for William Cunliffe, League Football Club Leeds, from Wellington, 1924
  2. ^ "R.L. Player's Death". Hull Daily Mail. 11 August 1942. p. 3.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Player Summary: Billy Cunliffe". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.