Charlie Mathers
| Full name | Charles Mathers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | second ¼ 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hunslet, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bramley, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Mathers (second ¼ 1860[1] – 1926) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for British Isles and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bramley, as a forward. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Bramley were a rugby union club.
Background[edit]
Charles Mathers' birth was registered in Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career[edit]
Charlie Mathers won cap(s) for British Isles while at Bramley on the 1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia.[2]
Mathers died in Bramley, Leeds, in February 1926.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Statistics at lionsrugby.com". lionsrugby.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Death announcement". Hull Daily Mail. 23 February 1926. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
External links[edit]
- Search for "Mathers" at espn.co.uk (1888 British Isles tourists statistics missing (31 December 2017))
- Statistics at lionsrugby.com
- Football – British Football Team’s Visit To New Zealand.
- The Return Of The English Team To Their Native Land
- Lions' tragic history uncovered
- Football. A team of British Rugby footballers visited the colonies in April