Lionel Cooper (rugby league)

This article is about the Australian rugby league player. For the mathematician named Lionel Cooper, see Lionel Cooper (mathematician).

Lionel Cooper
Personal information
Full nameLionel William Cooper
Born(1922-02-18)18 February 1922
West Wyalong, New South Wales
Died16 May 1987(1987-05-16) (aged 65)
Cherrybrook, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–46 Eastern Suburbs 27 14 0 0 42
1947–55 Huddersfield 333 420 42 0 1344
Total 360 434 42 0 1386
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–46 New South Wales 6 8 0 0 24
1946 Australia 3 2 0 0 6
1949–53 Other Nationalities 14 13 0 0 39
1954 Combined Nationalities 1 0 0 0 0
1952 British Empire XIII 3 2 0 0 6
Source: [1]

Lionel William Cooper (18 February 1922 – 16 May 1987) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s.[2] A state and international representative winger, he played in Sydney for the Eastern Suburbs club and in England for Huddersfield.

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ Whiticker, Alan, Hudson, Glen (2006). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Australia: Gary Allen Publishing. p100.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)