Name William Lynch | ||
William "Billy"/"Billie" Lynch was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s. playing at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 171), as a Wing, or Centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.
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International honours
Billy Lynch won a cap for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1910 against Wales.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Billy Lynch played Centre, i.e. number 3, in Wakefield Trinity's 17-0 victory over Hull in the 1909 Challenge Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909, in front of a crowd of 23,587. and played Centre, i.e. number 3, in the 0-6 defeat by Hull in the 1914 Challenge Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax, in front of a crowd of 19,000.
County Cup Final Appearances
Billy Lynch played Centre, i.e. number 3, in Wakefield Trinity's 8-2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.
Notable Tour Match Appearances
Billy Lynch played Centre, i.e. number 3, and scored the try in Wakefield Trinity's 5-5 draw with New Zealand in the tour match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 23 October 1907, and played Centre in the 20-13 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 December 1908.
Testimonial match
Billy Lynch's Testimonial match at Wakefield Trinity was joint testimonial for; Arthur Burton, Arthur Kenealy "Nealy" Crosland, William "Billy" Lynch, and Thomas "Tommy" Poynton, and took place against Yorkshire at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 27 April 1922.