Ken Baxter (rugby league)
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| Full name | Kenneth Baxter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 1927 Wigan, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 1987 (aged 59) unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Baxter (October 1927[1] – May 1987) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Worsley Boys' Club[1] (in Wigan), and Leigh,[2] as a centre, or stand-off.[citation needed]
Playing career
[edit]Ken Baxter made his first-team début for Leigh in the last game of the 1946–47 season, and he played his last match for Leigh against Keighley on Monday 20 August 1956.[citation needed]
He played in the club's 1951 Lancashire Cup final defeat against Wigan. The following season, he played for Leigh in the 1952 Lancashire Cup, and was this time on the winning side against St Helens.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Club Records". Leigh Leopards. Retrieved 25 May 2024.