A. P. Penketh
| Born | Alfred Peter Penketh 1865 Fairfield, Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 18 February 1932 (aged 66–67) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Peter Penketh (1865 – 18 February 1932) was a Manx rugby union player, who took part in the first 1888 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia.[1][2][3] He played for Douglas Rugby Football Club.[1][2]
Personal history
Penketh was born in Fairfield, Liverpool to Captain Richard Penketh, a banker, and later lived in Port Soderick, Isle of Man.[4][5][6] He married Frances Laura Jane Holmes on 1 June 1910.[7]
Rugby career
Penketh was a forward, and played in 19 games of the tour, scoring a solitary try, against Canterbury in New Zealand on 9 May 1888.[8]
Other than the British Isles tour, he was not selected for any national side (the Isle of Man itself has never fielded a national team). He was the only Manxman to have been selected for the British Lions.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b Griffiths, John (1990). British Lions. Swindon: Crowood Press. ISBN 1-85223-541-1
- ^ a b "Rugby Football History". www.rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Early Lions: Squads and results". BBC News. 18 May 2005.
- ^ "Alfred Peter Penketh". iMuseum. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "The Manx Sun History of Dumbell's Bank". Manx Sun. 1900. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ "Alfred P Penketh in household of Alfred P Penketh, "England and Wales Census, 1901"". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Alfred Peter Penketh, "Isle of Man, Parish Registers, 1598-1950"". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Alf Penketh". lionsrugby.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Gallagher, Brendan (14 November 2008). "The Lions who led the way". London: telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2013.