Dave Bolton

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Dave Bolton
Personal information
Full nameDavid Ralph Bolton[1]
Born(1937-04-27)27 April 1937
Wigan district, England
Died21 January 2021(2021-01-21) (aged 83)
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954–64 Wigan 300 127 4 0 386
1965–70 Balmain 78 5 7 21 71
1968–69 Blackpool Borough 5
Total 383 132 11 21 457
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1956–57 Lancashire 2
1958–63 Great Britain 23 9 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1973–74 Parramatta Eels 44 11 0 33 25
Source: [2][3][4]

David Ralph Bolton (27 April 1937 – 21 January 2021) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, who later became a coach in Australia's NSWRFL premiership. An international representative for Great Britain whose usual position was in the halves, Bolton is one of a handful of Britons to win championships both in his home country and in Australia.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Who's Who in the British Backs". The Rugby League news. Vol. 43, no. 5. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. 28 April 1962. p. 17 – via Trove.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ Thomson, Doug (25 January 2021). "A hero in Wigan and Sydney". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3, 261.