William Lynch (rugby league)
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Personal information
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| Full name | William J. Lynch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Height | 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (182 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William "Billy"/"Billie" J. Lynch was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, and 1910s, playing at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 171), as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.
Billy Lynch won a cap for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1910 against Wales.
Billy Lynch won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.
Billy Lynch played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Wakefield Trinity's 17-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1909 Challenge Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909, in front of a crowd of 23,587. and played right-centre in the 0-6 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1914 Challenge Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax, in front of a crowd of 19,000.
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