Syd Abram
 Ogden's Cigarette card featuring Sydney Abram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sydney Abram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 1906 Hindley, Wigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 Feb 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sydney "Syd" Abram (14 June 1906 in Hindley, Wigan[1][2] — death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s, playing at club level for Wigan, and Bramley (captain), as a Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 7.[3]
Playing career
Challenge Cup final appearances
Syd Abram played either Stand-off/Five-eighth,[4] or Scrum-half/Halfback,[5] and scored a try (the first ever rugby league try at Wembley Stadium) in Wigan's 13-2 victory over Dewsbury in the 1928–29 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1929.
County Cup final appearances
Syd Abram played Scrum-half/Halfback in Wigan's 5-4 victory over Widnes in the 1928 Lancashire Cup final during the 1928–29 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 24 November 1928.[6]
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Baptisms at St Peter in the Parish of Hindley". lan-opc.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Historic Wigan RL Moments: 1929 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ WIGAN RLFC 1895–1986 by Ian Morrison ISBN 0-907969-19-4 (1986)
- ^ "1928–1929 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.