Len Aston
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Aston | |||||
| Nickname | Len | |||||
| Born | June 14, 1920 Prescot district, England | |||||
| Died | November 19, 1987 (aged 67) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Centre, Prop, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1939–50 | St. Helens | 126 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 96 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1947–48 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1947 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Leonard "Len" Aston (June 14, 1920 in Prescot district – 19 November 1987) [1]is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for St. Helens, as a Centre, Prop, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 3 or 4, 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13 during the era of contested scrums.
Playing career
International honours
Len Aston won caps for England while at St. Helens in 1947 against Wales, and France, in 1948 against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1947 against New Zealand (3 matches).[3]
Testimonial match
Len Aston's Testimonial match at St. Helens took place on Saturday 3 March 1951 against Hull.
References
- ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MZ3B-5KG : accessed 2016-05-03)
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Profile at saints.org.uk
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