George Arthur Skelhorn, also spelt Skelhorne (c. 1888 – 15 April 1931) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington, as a prop. Skelhorn is an inductee in the Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame.[6]
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| Full name | George Arthur Skelhorn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1888 Warrington, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 April 1931 (aged 43)[1] Warrington, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Skelhorn was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia. He won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1920 against Australia, New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1921-22 against Australia (3 matches).[4] Skelhorn won caps for England while at Warrington in 1921 against Australia, in 1922 against Wales, and in 1923 against Wales.[3]
Arthur Skelhorn made his début for Warrington on Saturday 28 January 1911, and he played his last match for Warrington Saturday 21 March 1925.[citation needed]
Warrington Wolves announced heritage numbers for the club's players. All players who have represented the club at first-team level since the breakaway from the Rugby Football Union have been placed in chronological order, starting with the 15 Wirepullers who took to the field against Hunslet for their first match under Northern Union rules in September 1895. Arthur Skelhorn is listed at 176.[7]
After retiring as a player, Skelhorn was elected as a member of the club's management committee. On 15 April 1931, he died of pneumonia, aged 43.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Former International – Death of Warrington F.C. official". Liverpool Echo. 15 April 1931. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ RL Record Keeper's Club
- ^ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Warrington Guardian". 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.