Doug Walton (rugby league)

Douglas "Doug"/"Dougie" Walton (c. 1946 – 25 May 2012) was an English miner, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, as a prop, or loose forward, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.

For other people with similar names, see Douglas Walton (disambiguation).
Douglas Walton
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Walton
Bornc. 1946
Died25 May 2012 (aged 65-66)
Playing information
PositionProp, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1962–72 Castleford 113 12 2 0 40
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968 Yorkshire 1 0 0 0 0
1965 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

International honours

Doug Walton won a cap for Great Britain while at Castleford playing loose forward in the 17-7 victory over France at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 January 1965.[1]

County honours

Doug Walton won a cap for Yorkshire while at Castleford playing left-prop, i.e. number 8, in the 17-23 defeat by Lancashire at Widnes stadium on Wednesday 24 January 1968.[2]

County League appearances

Doug Walton played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1964–65 season.[3]

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Doug Walton played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Castleford's 8-5 victory over Leigh in the 1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 January 1968.

Club career

An offer of £13,000 by Wigan in the mid-1960s for Doug Walton was rejected by Castleford (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £427,900 in 2013),[4] subsequently a serious knee injury halted his progress and limited the number of his appearances.[5]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. "Minutes silence on Sunday for Dougie Walton". castigers.com. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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