William Dingsdale (1905 – 14 September 1965) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

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and

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...

( Heritage № 351), as a , i.e. number 3 or 4.

Background

Billy Dingsdale's birth was registered in

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district,

, England, and his death aged 60 was registered in St. Helens district,

, England.

Playing career

International honours

Billy Dingsdale won

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s for

while at Warrington in 1928 against Wales, in 1929 against

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, in 1930 against Wales, and Other Nationalities, in 1931 against Wales, in 1932 against Wales, in 1933 against Other Nationalities, and won

s for

while at Warrington in 1929 against Australia (2 matches), and on the

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against Australia.

Championship final appearances

Billy Dingsdale played in

's 3-14 defeat by Swinton in the

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Final during the 1934–35 season, and the 11-13 defeat by

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in the

Final during the 1936–37 season.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Billy Dingsdale played left-, i.e. number 4, and scored a

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's 17-21 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1932–33 season at

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on Saturday 6 May 1933, and in the 2-18 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1935–36 season at

on Saturday 18 April 1936.

County League appearances

Billy Dingsdale played in

's victory in the

County League during the 1937–38 season.

County Cup Final appearances

Billy Dingsdale played in

's 15-2 victory over

in the

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Final during the 1929–30 season at

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on Saturday 23 November 1929, and he played in the 10-9 victory over St. Helens in the

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Final during the 1932–33 season at

on Saturday 19 November 1932, but he did not play in the 8-4 victory over Barrow in the

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Final during the 1937–38 season at

on Saturday 23 October 1937, in front of a crowd of 12,000.

Club records

During January 1929, within a fortnight, Billy Dingsdale twice scored 4-tries in matches against

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, firstly in a 35-7 victory at Bradford Northern, and then in a 65-0 win at

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, during the 1928–29 season he also equalled Warrington's "Most Tries In A Season" record with 28-tries, subsequently extended by

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to 33-tries, and then by

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to 48, 57, 60, and lastly to 66-tries.

Honoured at Warrington Wolves

Billy Dingsdale is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.

Genealogical Information

Billy Dingsdale was the younger brother of the rugby league footballer; Thomas "Tommy" Dingsdale, and the older brother of rugby league / who played in the 1920s for

( Heritage № 346);

Benjamin Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...

"Ben" Dingsdale (born – death unknown).

References

External links

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