Walter Mooney

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Walter Mooney
Personal information
Full name Walter Mooney
Born January→March 1892
Leigh district
Died January→March 1958 (aged 65)
Leigh district
Playing information
Position Stand-off/Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1912–1926 Leigh 206 32 4 104
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1924 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Walter Mooney (birth registered January→March 1892[1] — death registered January→March 1958 (aged 65)[2]) birth registered in Leigh district, was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leigh, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6, his death was registered in Leigh district.

Playing career

International honours

Walter Mooney won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1924 against New Zealand (2 matches).[3]

County Cup Final Appearances

Walter Mooney played, and scored a conversion, in Leigh's 2-20 defeat by Wigan in the 1922 Lancashire Cup final during the 1922–23 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 25 November 1922.[4]

Genealogical information

Walter Mooney's marriage to Sarah Slater was registered during April→June 1914 in Leigh district.[5] They had children; Marian M. Mooney (birth registered October→December 1914 in Leigh district).

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "1922–1923 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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