Jim Challinor

Jim Challinor
Personal information
Full nameJames Pevitt Challinor
Born(1934-08-02)2 August 1934
Warrington, England
Died18 December 1976(1976-12-18) (aged 42)
Warrington, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg; 187 lb)
Rugby league
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1952–63 Warrington 282 135 2 0 409
1963–67 Barrow 119+2 20 2 0 64
1967–68 Liverpool City 22 1 0 0 3
Total 425 156 4 0 476
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958–60 Great Britain 3 1 0 0 3
1956 England Services 1 1 0 0 3
1959–60 Lancashire 2 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1967 Altrincham Kersal ≥1
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
circa-1955 RAF Rugby Union ≥1
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1963–67 Barrow
1967–68 Liverpool City
1970–74 St. Helens
1974–76 Oldham
Total 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1958–59 Great Britain 8 5 0 3 63
1972–74 Great Britain 17 11 1 5 65
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James Pevitt Challinor (2 August 1934 – 18 December 1976) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached rugby league in the 1960s and 1970s. A Great Britain international representative three-quarter back, he played club level rugby league (RL) for Warrington (with whom he won the 1954 Challenge Cup), and Barrow (who he also captained). Challinor later coached Great Britain as well as Barrow, Liverpool City and St. Helens. Challinor is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee, only two men have played in, and coached Rugby League World Cup winning Great Britain sides, they are; Eric Ashton, and Jim Challinor.

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