George Whitney (rugby league)

George Whitney (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Salford, as a loose forward, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.^[1][2][3]

George Whitney

Personal information
Full name	George Whitney
Born	Wales
Died	unknown
Playing information
Position	Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921–25 Salford 109 13 0 0 39 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921 Other Nationalities 1 1921 Wales 2
Source: ^[1]

International honours

George Whitney won caps for Wales while at Salford 1921 2-caps.^[1]

Note

The Welsh footballer named H. Whitney who won a cap for Other Nationalities while at Salford in 1921, this is believed to be; George Whitney.^[4]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
3. "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
4. "H. Whitney Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.