Willie Aspinall

William "Willie" H. Aspinall (1943) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 631), and Rochdale Hornets, as a stand-off, i.e. number 6.[1]

For the rugby league player for Keighley, see William Aspinall.
Willie Aspinall
Personal information
Full nameWilliam H. Aspinall
Born1943
St Helens, Lancashire
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight11 st 7 lb (73 kg)
PositionStand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1962–71 Warrington 263+5 55 40 30 305
1971–75 Rochdale Hornets 94+4 22 8 4 86
Total 366 77 48 34 391
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966 Great Britain 1 1 0 0 3
1965–67 Lancashire 5+2 2 2 0 10
1966 GB tour games 16+3 9 0 0 27
Source: [1]

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Playing career

International honours

Willie Aspinall won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington on the 1966 Great Britain Lions tour against New Zealand.[1]

Club career

Willie Aspinall gained two winners' medals while at Warrington, the 16-5 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1965 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 29 October 1965, and victory in the Lancashire County League during the 1967–68 season. He played stand-off, and scored a drop goal in Warrington's 2-2 draw with St. Helens in the 1967 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1967–68 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1967, played stand-off, he did not play (Tony Scahill played stand-off) in Warrington's 10-13 defeat by St. Helens in the 1967 Lancashire County Cup Final replay during the 1967–68 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 2 December 1967, and played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Rochdale Hornets' 16-27 defeat by Warrington in the 1973–74 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1973–74 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 February 1974.

Honoured at Warrington Wolves

Willie Aspinall is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[3]

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References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. RL Record Keeper's Club
  3. "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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