Charles "Charlie" Arthur Pollard (27 August 1897 – 1 October 1968) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, and

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ed in the 1930s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

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( Heritage № 236) (

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), as a , or , and coached at club level for

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Background

Charlie Pollard was born in

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, England, and he died aged 71 in

, England.

Playing career

International honours

Charlie Pollard won a

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for Great Britain while at

, he played in Great Britain's 11-13 defeat by

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in the 2nd

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on Wednesday 6 August 1924.

County honours

Charlie Pollard won

(s) for

while at Wakefield Trinity.

County Cup Final appearances

Charlie Pollard played in

's 9–8 victory over

in the

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Final during the 1924–25 season at

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on Saturday 22 November 1924, and played in the 3–10 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1926–27 season at

on Wednesday 1 December 1926, the original match on Saturday 27 November 1926 was postponed due to fog.

Notable tour matches

Charlie Pollard played in

's 3–29 defeat by

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in the

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match at Belle Vue,

on Saturday 22 October 1921.

Club career

Charlie Pollard made his début for Wakefield Trinity during August 1919, he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during December 1932, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether;

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, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.

Testimonial match

Charlie Pollard's

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for

was the 8–7 victory over

at Belle Vue,

on Saturday 19 March 1927.

Coaching career

Club career

Charlie Pollard was the coach of

from July 1935 to March 1939.

Genealogical Information

Charlie Pollard's marriage to Nora Gwendoline (

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Brownhill) (birth registered during third ¼ 1905 in

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ley district) was registered during second ¼ 1926 in

district. They had 3 children; the rugby league footballer Roy Pollard;

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and North Wales rugby (

) rugby union footballer David Pollard (birth registered during fourth ¼ 1929 in

district); and Barbara M. Pollard (birth registered during third ¼ 1932 in

district), Charles was the older brother of the rugby league footballer; Ernest Pollard, the

of the 1930s; Lionel Pollard (birth registered during first ¼ 1913 in

district), Frank Pollard (birth registered during first ¼ 1914 in

district), Donald Pollard (birth registered during second ¼ 1916 in

district), and Wilfred Pollard (birth registered during second ¼ 1917 in

district), and was the uncle of the

rugby union footballer from 1956 to 1958;

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(birth registered during third ¼ 1935 in

district).

Outside rugby league

Charlie Pollard was the

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of the Graziers' Hotel, Belle Vue, Wakefield .Wakefield Trinity Committee, 7 Tammy Hall Street, Wakefield (Saturday 13 November 1920). ''Wakefield Trinity Gazette''. John Fletcher Printers, Albion Court, Westgate, Wakefield, WF1 1BD. ISBN n/a

References

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