Frank Pitchford

Frank Pitchford (c. 1935 – January 1990) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Oldham and Wigan as a scrum-half, i.e. number 7.[2]

Frank Pitchford
Personal information
Full nameFrank Pitchford
Bornc. 1935
DiedJanuary 1990 (aged 55)[1]
Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1952–62 Oldham 305 105 1 317
1962–63 Wigan 27 4 0 12
Total 332 109 1 0 329
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1955 England 1 0 0 0
1958–62 Great Britain 2 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

Playing career

International honours

Frank Pitchford won a cap for England while at Oldham in 1955 against Other Nationalities,[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1958 against New Zealand, and in 1962 against France.[4]

County Cup Final appearances

About Frank Pitchford's time, there was Oldham's 2-12 defeat by Barrow in the 1954 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954, the 10-3 victory over St. Helens in the 1956 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1956, and the 12-2 victory over St. Helens in the 1958 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 25 October 1958, he played stand-off, and scored a try in Oldham's 13-8 victory over Wigan in the 1957 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 19 October 1957.

References
  1. "Death of RL Star". Liverpool Echo. 3 January 1990. p. 44.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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