About Len McIntyre
Lived 1933 – 2012 (aged 78–79). Len McIntyre was a British rugby league player.
James Leonard "Len" McIntyre (28 August 1933 – 25 January 2012) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, Rugby League XIII and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens, Barrow, Oldham, Liverpool City, Wigan, Warrington and Widnes, as a ,
Oldham McIntyre was signed by Oldham for a fee of £2,500, and made his début for the club on Saturday 28 February 1959 away to Whitehaven. He was at Oldham during the 1963–64 Division Two Championship winning season.
Later career McIntyre was transferred to Liverpool City in December 1965 before being signed by Wigan less than a year later for a fee of £1,000. He made his début for Wigan on Wednesday 24 August 1966 away to Leigh, playing his last match for Wigan on Monday 15 April 1968 home to Salford. He made his début for Warrington on Tuesday 24 September 1968 home to Huyton, playing his last match for Warrington on Saturday 5 December 1970 away to Leeds, in January 1971 he was swapped by Warrington for Widnes Brian Larkin (ex-Wigan circa-1963).
Representative honours Len McIntyre represented Rugby League XIII while at Oldham in 1961 against New Zealand at White City Stadium, Manchester, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Oldham in the 12-50 defeat by Australia at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 9 November 1963.
Len McIntyre represented Lancashire while at Oldham.
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Who was Len McIntyre?
English rugby league footballer
When was Len McIntyre born?
Len McIntyre was born in 1933 in Wigan.
When did Len McIntyre die?
Len McIntyre died on 25 January 2012 in Wigan.
What was Len McIntyre's occupation?
Len McIntyre was a rugby league player.
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Len McIntyre was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Len McIntyre. https://biography.guide/len-mcintyre/
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Chicago: "Len McIntyre." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/len-mcintyre/.
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