Barron Kilner (11 October 1852 – 28 December 1922) was an English
rugby union
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footballer who played in the 1880s, and rugby union administrator of the 1890s. He played at representative level for
England
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, and
Yorkshire
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, and at club level for
Wakefield Trinity
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(were a rugby union club at the time, so no
Heritage No. is allocated), as a
forward
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, e.g.
front row,
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, or
back row.
Prior to 27 August 1895, Wakefield Trinity was a
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
club. Barron Kilner was also Mayor of Wakefield in 1899.
[Tony Collins, "Rugby's Great Split: Class, Culture and the Origins of Rugby League football age-157. Taylor & Francis 2006"]
Background
Barron Kilner was born in
Thornhill Lees
Thornhill Lees is a district of Dewsbury, which is a town within the borough of Kirklees in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The district lies to the south of Dewsbury Town Centre, between Savile Town and Thornhill. Thornhill Lees is served ...
,
West Riding of Yorkshire
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, and he died aged 70 in
Wakefield
Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...
,
West Riding of Yorkshire
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.
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.
County honours
Kilner represented
Yorkshire
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while at Wakefield Trinity.
"The Rugby Match"
Kilner can be seen in the crowd of
William Barnes Wollen
William Barnes Wollen (6 October 1857 – 28 March 1936) was an English painter mostly known for his paintings of battle and historical scenes and sporting events.
Career
Born in Leipzig on 6 October 1857, he was educated at University Co ...
's painting "The Rugby Match", which features Yorkshire's 11–3 victory over
Lancashire
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during the 1893/94 season and is now held at the
Rugby Football Union
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headquarters at
Twickenham Stadium
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. 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.
References
External links
Biography of Arthur Budd with an 1890–91 RFU Committee photograph including Barron Kilner
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1852 births
1922 deaths
England international rugby union players
English rugby union players
People from Thornhill, West Yorkshire
Sportspeople from Kirklees
Rugby union players from Yorkshire
Rugby union forwards
Rugby union officials
Rugby union players from Dewsbury
Wakefield Trinity players
Yorkshire County RFU players