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Dave Bolton Personal information Full name David R. Bolton Nickname Dave Born April→June 1937 (age 73–74)
Wigan district, EnglandPlaying information Position Fullback / The halves Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1954–63 Wigan 300 127 1965–70 Balmain 78 5 7 21 71 1968–69 Blackpool Borough Total 378 132 7 21 71 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1958–63 Great Britain 8 1 0 0 3 Coaching information Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1973–74 Parramatta Eels Source: NRL Stats David "Dave" R. Bolton (birth registered April→June 1937 (age 73–74) in Wigan district[1]) is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who later became a coach in the NSWRFL premiership. An international representative for Great Britain, whose usual position was in the halves, Bolton is one of a handful of Britons to win championships both in his home country and in Australia.
Bolton played 300 games for Wigan from 1954 to 1963, featuring in the club's 1960 Championship Final win. He then played in Australia for the Balmain club from 1965 until 1970,[2] featuring in the 1969 season's Grand Final-winning team. This made him only the second Englishman to play in a grand final-winning team in Australia.
Bolton coached Parramatta in 1973 and '74. He was also assistant coach to Tim Sheens at Penrith in the mid-1980s
On 17 March 2005, Dave Bolton was inducted into the Balmain Tigers Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 2010-12-31. http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=173306839&d=bmd_1295915451. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ Dave Bolton at yesterdayshero.com.au
External links
- Dave Bolton at nrlstats.com
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Dave Bolton at stats.rleague.com
- Dave Bolton at wigan.rlfans.com
- RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL 1963
Balmain Tigers squad – 1969 NSWRFL Premiers (11th Title) 1 Robert Smithies • 2 George Ruebner • 3 Allan Fitzgibbon • 4 Terry Parker • 5 Len Killeen • 6 Keith Outten • 7 Dave Bolton
• 8 Gary Leo • 9 Peter Boulten • 10 Barry McTaggart • 11 John Spencer • 12 Joseph Walsh • 13 Peter Provan (c)
• 14 Sid Williams • Coach: Leo NosworthyCategories:- 1937 births
- Balmain Tigers players
- Blackpool Borough players
- English rugby league coaches
- English rugby league players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Living people
- Parramatta Eels coaches
- People from Wigan
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Wigan Warriors players
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