About Joseph Hawcridge
Lived 1863 – 1905 (aged 41–42). Joseph Hawcridge was a British rugby league player and rugby union player.
John Joseph Hawcridge (28 September 1863 – 1 January 1905), also known by the nickname of the "Artful Dodger", was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C., as a three-quarter, i.e. wing or centre. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford F.C. was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue.
Background Joe Hawcridge was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and he died aged 41 in San Francisco, United States.
Playing career Joe Hawcridge won caps for England while at Bradford F.C. in 1885 against Wales, and Ireland.
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Who was Joseph Hawcridge?
English rugby union footballer
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Joseph Hawcridge was born on 28 September 1863 in Macclesfield.
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Joseph Hawcridge died in 1905 in San Francisco.
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Joseph Hawcridge was a rugby league player and rugby union player.
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Joseph Hawcridge was British.
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