Name Bill Hudson | Role Rugby league | |
William "Bill" Hudson is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s, and coach of the 1950s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Batley, Wigan, and Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage № 586), as a prop, Second-row, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coaching a club level for Featherstone Rovers.
Contents
- International honours
- County Honours
- Challenge Cup Final appearances
- County Cup Final appearances
- Club career
- References
International honours
Bill Hudson, won caps for England while at Batley in 1946 against Wales, and France, in 1947 against France, while at Wigan in 1949 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1949 against Australia.
Bill Hudson, played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Great Britain's 23-9 victory over Australia in the third Ashes Test Match at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday, 29 January 1949. Bill Hudson replaced the injured(?) Bob Nicholson of Huddersfield who had played the first and second Ashes Test Matches.
County Honours
Bill Hudson was selected for Yorkshire County XIII while at Batley during the 1946/47 season, and at Wakefield Trinity during the 1950/51 season.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Bill Hudson played loose forward/lock in Wigan's 8-3 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1948 Challenge Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1948, in front of a crowd of 91,465.
County Cup Final appearances
Bill Hudson played loose forward/lock in Wigan's 14-8 victory over Warrington in the 1948 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948, played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 20-7 victory over Leigh in the 1949 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1949, and played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Wakefield Trinity’s 17-3 victory over Keighley in the 1951 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at the Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 27 October 1951.
Club career
Bill Hudson made his début for Wigan in the 14-3 victory over Rochdale Hornets during the 1947–48 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 8 November 1947, scored his first try for Wigan in the 34-13 victory over Castleford during the 1947–48 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 21 February 1948, scored his last try for Wigan in the 33-2 victory over Widnes during the 1949–50 season at Central Park, Wigan on Wednesday 19 April 1950, and played his last match for Wigan in the 20-2 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1949–50 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950.