The British Empire XIII was a

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football team in that played a fixture against

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in 1952 at Stamford Bridge.

List of players

* Trevor Allan * Robert "Bob" Ayres * William "Billy" Banks * Robert Bartlett * Frank Barton *

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* Harry Beverley * Charles "Charlie" Booth * John "Jack" Broome *

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* Lionel Cooper * Jack Cunliffe * John "Jack" Daly *

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* Alf Fiddes ( Albert Fildes/

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) * Hector Gee *

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* Tom McKinney * Robert "Bob" McMaster(s) * John "Rupert" Mudge * Tony Paskins * Albert Pepperell * Alan Prescott * Gus Risman * Charles Smith * Jim Sullivan * Lawrence Thacker * Dave Valentine * Ernest Ward {{div col end Alf “Ginger” Burnell

References

Programme from game versus New Zealand 1952British Pathe news footage
National rugby league teams History of the British Empire

List of players

See also

References