Name Ted Tattersfield | ||
Edward "Ted" Tattersfield is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, and 1940s, and coached in the 1940s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Leeds, and Hull, as a second-row, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or, 13, during the era of contested scrums, and at club level coached for Hull. Ted Tattersfield was a Corporal in the British Army during World War II.
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International honours
Ted Tattersfield won caps for England while at Leeds in 1940 against Wales, in 1941 against Wales, in 1943 against Wales, and in 1944 against Wales.
Championship Final appearances
Ted Tattersfield played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, and scored a penalty goal in Leeds' 2-8 defeat by Hunslet in the Championship Final during the 1937–38 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 30 April 1938.
Other notable Games
Ted Tattersfield played loose forward/lock for Northern Command XIII against a Rugby League XIII at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 21 March 1942.