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Eddie Cunningham

Eddie Cunningham
Personal information
Full name Edward Cunningham
Born St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Position Centre, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–75 Wigan 100 45 0 0 135
1975–79 St. Helens 144 75 0 0 225
1979–80 Leeds 32 16
1980–83 Widnes 67 26
1984–85 Batley 13 5
Total 356 167 0 0 360
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975–78 Wales 8 2 0 0 6
1978 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0

Edward "Eddie" Cunningham (born in St. Helens, Lancashire) is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s, and 1980s, playing at representative level for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Wigan, St. Helens, Leeds, Widnes, and Batley, as a Centre, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 3 or 4, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.

Eddie Cunningham won caps for Wales while at St. Helens in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against England, Australia, England, and Australia, in 1977 against England, in 1978 against France, England, and Australia, and won a cap for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1978 against Australia.

Eddie Cunningham played Centre, i.e. number 3 in St. Helens 2-25 defeat by the 1975 NSWRFL season premiers, Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the unofficial 1976 World Club Challenge at Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday 29 June 1976.


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