Joe Winterburn
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| Full name | Joseph Winterburn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Winterburn (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Keighley and Bradford Northern (captain), as a forward.
Playing career
Bradford Northern
Winterburn joined Bradford Northern from Keighley in 1911.[2]
Winterburn played as a forward, and was captain, in Bradford Northern's 3–19 defeat by Huddersfield ("The Team of All Talents") in the 1913 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 29 November 1913, in front of a crowd of 12,000.[3]
County honours
Winterburn won caps for Yorkshire while at Bradford Northern.
References
- ^ "Player Summary: Joe Winterburn". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Little and Winterburn join Bradford". Hull Daily News. 1 February 1911. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Image 'Joe Winterburn' at rlhp.co.uk". rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
- Search for "Winterburn" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Image 'Yorkshire Cup Runners up 1913 - This Yorkshire Cup Runners up side was one of the bright spots of Northern's early life at Birch Lane. - 29/11/1913' at rlhp.co.uk
- Image 'Joe Winterburn - Joe Winterburn, who captained the side in the 1913 Yorkshire Cup Final. He played for the club from 1911 until 1920 having previously played for Bradford Victoria Rangers. - 01/01/1913' at rlhp.co.uk