Ernest Pollard (rugby league)

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Ernest Pollard
Ogden's Cigarette card featuring Ernest Pollard
Personal information
Full name Ernest Pollard
Nickname Ernie
Born October→December 1910 (age 105–106)
Wakefield district
Playing information
Position Stand-off/Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927–36 Wakefield Trinity 260 319
1936–≤38 Leeds
≤1938–38 Bradford Northern
Total 260 0 319 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1930–≥34 Yorkshire ≥7
1932 England 2 1 1 0 5
1932 Great Britain 2 1 0 0 3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Ernest "Ernie" Pollard (birth registered October→December 1910 (age 105–106)

[1]) birth registered in Wakefield district, is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage #330), Leeds, and Bradford Northern, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6. Ernie Pollard's career was ended in October 1938 when he suffered a severe knee injury.[2]

Playing career

International honours

Ernie Pollard won caps for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1932 against Wales (2 matches),[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in 1932 against Australia (2 matches).[4]

County Cup final appearances

Ernie Pollard played Centre, i.e. number 4, in Wakefield Trinity's 0-8 defeat by Leeds in the 1932 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1932–33 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 19 November 1932, played Centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a conversion in the 5-5 draw with Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1934–35 season at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Saturday 27 October 1934, played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and scored a conversion in the 2-2 draw with Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire Cup final replay during the 1934–35 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Wednesday 31 October 1934, and played Centre, i.e. number 4, in the 0-13 defeat by Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire Cup final second replay during the 1934–35 season at Parkside, Hunslet on Wednesday 7 November 1934.

Club career

Ernie Pollard is the second youngest player to make his début for Wakefield Trinity aged 16-years and 4-months in 1927, the youngest player being Richard Goddard.

Genealogical Information

Ernest Pollard's marriage to Dorothy Rayner was registered during January→March 1933 in Wakefield district.[5] They had children; the Wakefield RFC rugby union footballer from 1956 to 1958, Anthony Pollard (birth registered during July→September 1935 in Wakefield district). Ernest was the younger brother of the rugby league footballer Charles Pollard, and the older brother of the Wakefield Trinity Fullback of the 1930s Lionel Pollard (birth registered during January→March 1913 in Wakefield district), Frank Pollard (birth registered during January→March 1914 in Wakefield district), Donald Pollard (birth registered during April→June 1916 in Wakefield district), and Wilfred Pollard (birth registered during April→June 1917 in Wakefield district), and was the uncle of the rugby league footballer, Roy Pollard, Oxford University RFC, Wakefield RFC, Colwyn Bay RFC, and North Wales rugby (captain) rugby union footballer, David Pollard (birth registered during October→December 1929 in Wakefield district), and Barbara M. Pollard (birth registered during July→September 1932 in Wakefield district),

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ernest Pollard". rugbyleagueheritageproject.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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