Arthur Binks (10 January 1902 – 1969) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for Buslingthorpe Vale ARLFC (in

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and

Bradford Northern The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predomi ...

, as a , or .

Background

Arthur Binks' birth was registered in Bramley district,

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, and his death aged 67, was registered in

district,

, England.

Playing career

International honours

Arthur Binks won a

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for

while at Wigan in 1929 against Other Nationalities.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Arthur Binks played in

' 28–3 victory over

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in the 1922–23 Challenge Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at Belle Vue,

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, the only occasion the Challenge Cup final has ever been staged at Belle Vue, and played either ,WIGAN RLFC 1895–1986 by Ian Morrison (1986) or , in

's 13–2 victory over

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in the

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Final during the 1928-29 season at

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on Saturday 4 May 1929.

County Cup Final appearances

Arthur Binks played in

's 5–4 victory over

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in the

1928–29 Lancashire Cup The 1928–29 Lancashire Cup was the 21st running of this regional rugby league competition. Wigan took the trophy for the 6th time, by beating Widnes by 5–4 in the final played at Wilderspool, Warrington. The attendance was 19,000 and recei ...

Final during the 1928–29 season at

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on Saturday 24 November 1928.

Club career

The

backline in the early 1920s was known as the Busy Bs, as it included;

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, Arthur Binks,

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and

Harold Buck Harold Buck was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at club level for Hunslet and Leeds, as a . In November 1921, Buck became rugby league's first £1,000 player when he transferred from H ...

. Arthur Binks made his début for

in the 5–11 defeat by

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on Saturday 1 October 1927, he scored his first

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for Wigan in the 12–5 victory over Warrington in the

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on Wednesday 2 November 1927, he scored his last try for Wigan in the 20–8 victory over

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on Saturday 18 October 1930, and he played his last match for Wigan in the 42–0 victory over

on Saturday 21 March 1931.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Binks, Arthur 1902 births 1969 deaths Bradford Bulls players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Leeds Rhinos players People from Bramley, Leeds Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Leeds Wigan Warriors players