Billy Ivison
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Personal information
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| Full name | William Ivison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Billy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 June 1920 Hensingham, Cumberland, England |
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| Died | 12 March 2000 (aged 79) Hensingham, Cumbria, England |
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Playing information
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| Weight | 13 st 7 lb (86 kg; 189 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Loose forward/Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William "Billy" Ivison (5 June 1920 — 12 March 2000) born in Hensingham, Cumberland, was an English professional association football and rugby league player of the 1940s, and 1950s playing club level association football (soccer), for Gillingham F.C., and playing representative level rugby league for Great Britain, England, Cumberland, and British Empire XIII, and at club level for Workington Town, as a Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums, he died in Hensingham, Cumbria.
Billy Ivison won caps for England while at Workington in 1949 against Wales, and Other Nationalities, in 1951 against Other Nationalities, in 1952 against Other Nationalities, and won caps for British Empire XIII while at Workington Town on Wednesday 23/1/1952 against New Zealand at Stamford Bridge.
Billy Ivison represented Great Britain while at Workington Town in 1952 against France (non-Test matches).
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