Bill Shankland

Bill Shankland
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Joseph Shankland
Born25 July 1907
Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
Died8 September 1998(1998-09-08) (aged 91)
Warrington, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight12 st 8 lb (80 kg)
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927–28 Glebe 13 2 1 0 18
1929 Eastern Suburbs 9 10 2 0 34
1930 Leeton
1931–38 Warrington 231 74 70
Total 253 86 73 0 52
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928–30 New South Wales 5 3 0 0 9
1929 City NSW 1 1 0 0 3
1929–30 Australia 4 3 0 0 9
1930 Country NSW 1 1 0 0 3
1933 Other Nationalities 1 0 0 0 0
1936–37 Dominion XIII 2 0 0 0 0
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William Joseph Shankland (25 July 1907 – 8 September 1998) was one of Australia's great all-round sportsmen. An Australia national and New South Wales state representative rugby league three-quarter back, he played his club football in Sydney, country New South Wales and then in England, where he became a Warrington Hall of Fame inductee. Shankland remained in England and became a renowned golfer, finishing third at the 1939 Open Championship, and golf teacher.

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