Peter Ramsden
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Personal information
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| Born | 9 May 1934 Huddersfield, England |
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| Died | 1 September 2002 (aged 68) York, England |
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Playing information
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Stand-off, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Ramsden (9 May 1934 – 1 September 2002) born in Huddersfield, was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s, playing at club level for Huddersfield, and York, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 6, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, he died in York.
Peter Ramsden played Stand-off/Five-eighth, broke his nose after six minutes, scored two tries, and won the Lance Todd Trophy in Huddersfield's 15-10 victory over St. Helens in the 1953 Challenge Cup Final during the 1952–53 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 25 April 1953, in front of a crowd of 89,588, and played in the 6-12 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1962 Challenge Cup Final during the 1961–62 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1962, in front of a crowd of 81,263.
Peter Ramsden is the youngest player ever to win the Lance Todd Trophy, aged 19 in the 1953 Challenge Cup Final during the 1952–53 season.
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