Bryn Knowelden

R. Brindle Knowelden (27 June 1919 – 16 April 2010) was an English professional rugby league and association football (soccer) footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Barrow, Warrington (Heritage No. 492) (captain), and Hull Kingston Rovers, as a wing, centre or stand-off, i.e. number 1 or 5, 2 or 5, or 6,^[1] and coached at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers.^[4] He also played association football (soccer) for Morecambe and Liverpool (reserves).^[5]

Bryn Knowelden

Personal information
Born	(1919-06-27)27 June 1919 Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England
Died	16 April 2010(2010-04-16) (aged 90) Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1944–47 Barrow 103 43 129 1947–51 Warrington 125 37 0 0 111 1952–55 Hull Kingston Rovers 66 10 0 0 30 Total 294 90 0 0 270 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1944–47 England 3 1 0 0 3 1946 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1952–55 Hull Kingston Rovers
Source: ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Association football career Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) Morecambe F.C. Liverpool (Reserves) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Background

Bryn Knowelden was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, he was a pupil of Dowdales School, after retiring from rugby league, he ran a newsagent in Cadishead, before retiring to Blackpool, and he died aged 90 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

International honours

Bryn Knowelden won caps for England while at Barrow in 1944 against Wales, in 1945 against Wales, in 1947 against France,^[2] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Barrow in 1946 against New Zealand.^[3]

Championship final appearances

Bryn Knowelden played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in Warrington's 15–5 victory over Bradford Northern in the Championship Final during the 1947–48 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 8 May 1948, played in the 12–13 defeat by Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1948–49 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 14 May 1949, and played, and was captain in the 11–26 defeat by Workington Town in the Championship Final during the 1950–51 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 12 May 1951.^[6]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Bryn Knowelden played stand-off, and scored a try in Warrington's 19–0 victory over Widnes in the 1949–50 Challenge Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1950, in front of a crowd of 94,249.

County Cup Final appearances

Bryn Knowelden played stand-off in Warrington's 5–28 defeat by Wigan in the 1950–51 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1950–51 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950.^[7]

Club career

During December 1947, Bryn Knowelden was transferred from Barrow to Warrington for £1,500 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £133,300 in 2013)^[8] he made his début for Warrington on Saturday 13 December 1947, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 29 September 1951.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. . englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. . englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
5. . nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
6. "History of Warrington Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
7. . wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
8. "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

Sporting positions
Preceded by	Coach   Hull Kingston Rovers 1952–1955	Succeeded by Colin Hutton 1957–1970

External links

• (archived by web.archive.org)
• History of Warrington Rugby League Club
• Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk