Abel Ashworth
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| Full name | Abel Ashworth | |||||
| Born | April–June 1864 Ashton-under-Lyne district, England |
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| Died | 10 January 1938 (aged 73) Oldham, Lancashire, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Forwards | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1892–≥92 | Oldham | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1892 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Source: espnscrum.com | ||||||
Abel Ashworth (birth registered April–June 1864[1] — 10 January 1938 (aged 73)[2]) birth registered in Ashton-under-Lyne district, was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Oldham,[3] as a Forward, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row, he died in Oldham. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Oldham was a rugby union club.
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Playing career
International honours
Abel Ashworth won a cap for England while at Oldham in 1892 against Ireland.[4]
Change of Code
When Oldham converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 2 June 1896, Abel Ashworth would have been 31 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Oldham.
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