Geoffrey "Geoff" Shelton (birth registered third ¼ 1940[2] – August 2012) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, Oldham and Warrington, as a centre.[1]
Geoff Shelton's birth was registered in Leeds district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was landlord of the Coach and Horses public house at 459 Huddersfield Road, Waterhead, Oldham, OL4 2HT, he died aged 72, and his funeral was held at Harrogate Crematorium, Wetherby Road, Harrogate at 1pm on Friday August 2012.
Playing careeredit
International honoursedit
Geoff Shelton won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1964 against France (2 matches), in 1965 against New Zealand (3 matches), and on the 1966 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia (2 matches).[1]
County honoursedit
Geoff Shelton won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Hunslet.
Geoff Shelton was transferred from Hunslet to Oldham in 1966 for a transfer fee of £6,250 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £244,600 in 2013),[4] in February 1968 he was transferred from Oldham to Warrington for £2,500 (also stated as £3,000), before retiring due to injury.
Referencesedit
^ abc"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^. wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^"Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External linksedit
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Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Statistics at thisiswarrington.co.uk 14 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
January 01, 1970
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