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| Full name | James Tranter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1890 Warrington, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1959 (aged 68–69) Warrington, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Tranter (1890 – 1959) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 184), as a centre, second-row, loose forward, i.e. number 3 or 4, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Playing career edit
International honours edit
Jim Tranter won caps for England while at Warrington in 1922 against Wales, and in 1923 against Wales.[2]
Championship final appearances edit
Jim Tranter played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Warrington's 10–22 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1925–26 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 8 May 1926.[4]
Club career edit
James Tranter made his début for Warrington on Saturday 16 December 1911, and he played his last match for Warrington on Wednesday 26 December 1928.
Honoured at Warrington Wolves edit
Jim Tranter is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ RL Record Keeper's Club
- ^ "1925-1926 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.