James Tranter
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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.