Albert Naughton

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Albert Naughton
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Personal information
Full nameAlbert Naughton
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Prescot, Merseyside, England
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Onchan, Isle of Man
Playing information
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PositionTemplate:Rlp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1946/47–49 Widnes 95 21 1 0 65
1949–61 Warrington 348 167 0 0 501
Total 443 188 1 0 566
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1949–53 Lancashire 7 3 0 0 9
1953–56 England 3 0 0 0 0
1954 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
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RelativesDanny Naughton (brother)
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Albert Naughton (19 January 1929 – 27 September 2013), also known by the nickname of "Ally", was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played as a Template:Rlp or Template:Rlp in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Widnes and Warrington (captain).[1]

Background

Naughton's birth was registered in Prescot district, Lancashire, England.[3] He retired to live in the Isle of Man, and he died aged 84 in Onchan, Isle of Man.

Playing career

Club career

Naughton became the most expensive player in rugby league when he left Widnes for Warrington for £4,600 during the 1949–50 season, based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £396,900 in 2016),[4] he made his début for the Warrington in a friendly match in France, before making his competitive début, and scoring a try in the 17-0 victory over Whitehaven at Wilderspool Stadium.[5]

Naughton played in Warrington's 11-26 defeat by Workington Town in the Championship Final during the 1950–51 season, the 7-3 victory over Oldham in the Championship Final during the 1954–55 season at Maine Road on Saturday 14 May 1955, and played Template:Rlp in the 10-25 defeat by Leeds in the Championship Final during the 1960–61 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford, this was also his last match for Warrington.[6]

Naughton played at Template:Rlp in Warrington's 19-0 victory over Widnes in the 1949–50 Challenge Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1950, in front of a crowd of 94,249, but was injured with an aggravated calf injury for both the 4-4 draw with Halifax in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup Final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1954, and the 18-4 victory in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1953–54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954 in front of a 102,569+ crowd, he was replaced by a young Jim Challinor.

Naughton was on the winning side against his older brother John "Johnny" Naughton, the Widnes Template:Rlp, in the Challenge Cup Final during the 1949–50 season.

Naughton played at Template:Rlp, and scored a try in Warrington's 5-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1950–51 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1950–51 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950,[7] and played in the 5-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1959–60 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 31 October 1959.

International honours

Naughton won caps for England while at Warrington in 1953 against France (2 matches), in 1956 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup against France (2 matches).

Naughton played at Template:Rlp in Great Britain's 13-13 draw with France in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup second group match at Stade Municipal, Toulouse on Sunday 7 November 1954, and Great Britain's 16-12 victory over France in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup Final at Parc des Princes, Paris on Saturday 13 November 1954.

Mick Sullivan moved from Template:Rlp to replace Frank Kitchen on the Template:Rlp for Great Britain's 13-13 draw with France in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup second group match at Stade Municipal, Toulouse on Sunday 7 November 1954, and Great Britain's 16-12 victory over France in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup Final at Parc des Princes, Paris on Saturday 13 November 1954, with Ally Naughton replacing Mick Sullivan at Template:Rlp.

Naughton also represented Great Britain while at Warrington between 1952 and 1956 against France (2 non-Test matches).[8]

Honoured at Warrington Wolves

Naughton was inducted into the Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame in 2006 alongside Parry Gordon and George Thomas.[9]

Personal life

Albert Naughton was the younger brother of the rugby league Template:Rlp who played in the 1940s and 1950s for Widnes; John "Johnny" Naughton,[10] and rugby league footballer, Daniel "Danny" Naughton.

Outside of rugby league

Naughton took over from Harry Bath as landlord of the Britannia Inn, Scotland Road, Warrington during February 1957.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Template:Rugby league records
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Warrington great Naughton dies". sportinglife.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Warrington legend Albert Naughton passes away at the age of 84". skysports.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1950–1951 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  8. ^ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. Template:ISBN
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johnny Naughton Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Albert Naughton, Warrington Wolves' last Championship-winning captain, dies aged 84". warringtonguardian.co.uk. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

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