William Walton (rugby), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Walton (rugby)

English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1874

Place of Birth: England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1940

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Zodiac Sign: Libra

William "Bill" Walton (24 September 1874 – 1 June 1940) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s.
He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford RUFC (in Castleford, Wakefield), as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage ? 20) (captain), as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.
William Walton made his début for Wakefield Trinity, and scored Wakefield Trinity's first ever try under Northern Union (RFL) rules, in the 15-9 victory over Wigan at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 September 1895.