Paddy Dalton
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| Full name | Patrick Dalton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | second ¼ 1907 Harrington, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Dalton (second ¼ 1907[4] – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England, and English League XIII, and at club level for Salford, as a second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 11, 12 or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[2]
Background[edit]
Paddy Dalton's birth was registered in Harrington, Cumberland, England.
Playing career[edit]
International honours[edit]
Paddy Dalton won caps for England while at Salford in 1934 against Australia and France, in 1935 against France and Wales, and in 1936 against Wales, and represented English League XIII against France.[3]
Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]
Paddy Dalton played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Salford's 7-4 victory over Barrow in the 1937–38 Challenge Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at Wembley Stadium, London, in front of a crowd of 51,243.
County Cup Final appearances[edit]
About Paddy Dalton's time, there was Salford's 10-8 victory over Swinton in the 1931–32 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1931–32 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 21 November 1931, the 21-12 victory over Wigan in the 1934–35 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934, the 15-7 victory over Wigan in the 1935–36 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1935–36 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 19 October 1935, the 5-2 victory over Wigan in the 1936–37 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 17 October 1936, and he played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 7-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1938–39 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938.[5]
Les Diables Rouges[edit]
Paddy Dalton was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name "Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were; Joe Bradbury, Bob Brown, Aubrey Casewell, Paddy Dalton, Bert Day, Cliff Evans, Jack Feetham, George Harris, Barney Hudson, Emlyn Jenkins, Alf Middleton, Sammy Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Les Pearson, Gus Risman, Billy Watkins and Billy Williams.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Morris, Graham (2001). 100 Greats: Salford Rugby League Club. Stroud: Tempus. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7524-2196-4.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "22nd October 1938: Salford 7 Wigan 10 (Lancashire Cup Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "The story of The Original Red Devils". reds.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.