Charles Henry Horley (birth registered July→September 1860
— 10 May 1924
) was an English
rugby union
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footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for
England
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, and at club level for
Swinton,
as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
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** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
, e.g.
front row,
lock
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, or
back row. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Swinton was a
rugby union
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club.
Background
Charlie Horley's birth was registered in
Pendlebury
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Historically in Lancash ...
,
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, and he died aged 63 in
Birkdale
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,
Lancashire
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.
Playing career
Charlie Horley won a cap for
England
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while at Swinton in 1885 against Ireland.
Personal life
Horley married in 1886 in
Chorlton Chorlton may refer to:
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* Chorlton, Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England
*Chorlton, Cheshire West and Chester, in Cheshire, England
*Chorlton-cum-Hardy, in Manchester, England
**Chorlton (ward), an electoral ward of Manchester, England
**Chorl ...
district.
References
External links
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1860 births
1924 deaths
England international rugby union players
English rugby union players
People from Pendlebury
Sportspeople from the City of Salford
Rugby union forwards
Rugby union players from Salford
Swinton Lions players