George Aldwyn Methuen Isherwood was born on 3 February 1889 in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England. He was the son of the stone and builder's merchant, Samuel G Isherwood and Annie Methuen (daughter of Scottish chemist Richard Methuen). He also had a younger sister Dorothy. For a time he lived on the Isle of Man whilst boarding at Ramsey Grammar School, but went on to attend Dulwich College in south London where he played both rugby[2] and cricket for the school.
Rugby careeredit
Isherwood went on to play for Cheshire and played regularly for that county side in the 1909 season.[2] Isherwood also played for Sale and was part of the 50th anniversary team that swept to an unprecedented season record of P 26, W 24, D 2.[3] Although P.H. Davies is counted as Sale's first international (having been picked to play for England in 1927), it was Isherwood who was Sale's first representative in an international Test match,[4] when he played in all three tests of the 1910 Britishtour to South Africa at scrum-half. Isherwood was selected for this first official tour (in that it was sanctioned and selected by the four Home Nations official governing bodies) and took part in twenty out of the twenty four matches played, including all three ‘Tests'. He was said to have played a useful and consistent game at half.[5] Despite playing for the British team, he was never selected for England.
First World Waredit
Isherwood fought in the Royal Field Artillery in the first world war, rising to the rank of captain. Amongst the theatres of wars in which he served were Egypt, in September 1914 and in Gallipoli in May 1915.
^ abSporting Honours : Old Alleynians from the 1910 yearbook Page 245/395 19 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^A Brief History of Sale FC. 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^W. W. Wakefield, H. P. Marshall, Rugger - The History, Theory and Practice of Rugby Football, 1928, page 361
^Sporting Honours : Old Alleynians from the 1910 yearbook Page 395 19 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
January 01, 1970
george, isherwood, george, aldwyn, methuen, isherwood, 1889, 1974, rugby, union, international, part, first, official, british, irish, lions, team, that, toured, south, africa, 1910, isherwoodbirth, namegeorge, aldwyn, methuen, isherwooddate, birth, 1889, febr. George Aldwyn Methuen Isherwood 1889 1974 was a rugby union international who was part of the first official British and Irish Lions team that toured South Africa in 1910 G A M IsherwoodBirth nameGeorge Aldwyn Methuen IsherwoodDate of birth 1889 02 03 3 February 1889Place of birthBarton upon Irwell Lancashire EnglandDate of death1 February 1974 1974 02 01 aged 84 Place of deathSt Albans district 1 SchoolRamsey Grammar SchoolDulwich CollegeRugby union careerPosition s scrum halfAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points c 19091909SaleCheshire RFC International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1910British Isles3 0 Contents 1 Early life 2 Rugby career 3 First World War 4 ReferencesEarly life editGeorge Aldwyn Methuen Isherwood was born on 3 February 1889 in Barton upon Irwell Lancashire England He was the son of the stone and builder s merchant Samuel G Isherwood and Annie Methuen daughter of Scottish chemist Richard Methuen He also had a younger sister Dorothy For a time he lived on the Isle of Man whilst boarding at Ramsey Grammar School but went on to attend Dulwich College in south London where he played both rugby 2 and cricket for the school Rugby career editIsherwood went on to play for Cheshire and played regularly for that county side in the 1909 season 2 Isherwood also played for Sale and was part of the 50th anniversary team that swept to an unprecedented season record of P 26 W 24 D 2 3 Although P H Davies is counted as Sale s first international having been picked to play for England in 1927 it was Isherwood who was Sale s first representative in an international Test match 4 when he played in all three tests of the 1910 British tour to South Africa at scrum half Isherwood was selected for this first official tour in that it was sanctioned and selected by the four Home Nations official governing bodies and took part in twenty out of the twenty four matches played including all three Tests He was said to have played a useful and consistent game at half 5 Despite playing for the British team he was never selected for England First World War editIsherwood fought in the Royal Field Artillery in the first world war rising to the rank of captain Amongst the theatres of wars in which he served were Egypt in September 1914 and in Gallipoli in May 1915 References edit Died in first quarter a b Sporting Honours Old Alleynians from the 1910 yearbook Page 245 395 Archived 19 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine A Brief History of Sale FC Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine W W Wakefield H P Marshall Rugger The History Theory and Practice of Rugby Football 1928 page 361 Sporting Honours Old Alleynians from the 1910 yearbook Page 395 Archived 19 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Isherwood amp oldid 1184864478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
