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Barron Kilner

Barron Kilner

English rugby union player and administrator

Barron Kilner (11 October 1852 – 28 December 1922) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s, and rugby union administrator of the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (were a rugby union club at the time, so no Heritage No. is allocated),[2] as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row.[1] Prior to 27 August 1895, Wakefield Trinity was a rugby union club. Barron Kilner was also Mayor of Wakefield in 1899.[3][4]

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Background

Barron Kilner was born in Thornhill Lees, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 70 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Barron Kilner won a cap for England while at Wakefield Trinity in the 1879–80 Home Nations rugby union match against Ireland.[1]

County honours

Kilner represented Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.

"The Rugby Match"

Kilner can be seen in the crowd of William Barnes Wollen's painting "The Rugby Match", which features Yorkshire's 11–3 victory over Lancashire during the 1893/94 season and is now held at the Rugby Football Union headquarters at Twickenham Stadium. Alf Barraclough is shown being tackled, and passing the ball to Jack Toothill, with Tommy Dobson on the outside. Kilner is the first person in the crowd to the right of Dobson's head.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-178]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
  3. [3]
    "Mayors of Wakefield". Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. [4]
    Tony Collins, "Rugby's Great Split: Class, Culture and the Origins of Rugby League football [Page-157]". Taylor & Francis 2006"
  5. [5]
    "The Rugby Match". rugbyfootballhistory.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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