Harry Garnett

Harry Garnett
Full name	Harry Wharfedale Tennant Garnett
Date of birth	16 September 1851
Place of birth	Otley, England
Date of death	27 April 1928 (aged 76)
Place of death	Wharfedale, England
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Forwards
Senior career
Years	Team
	Bradford FC
	Yorkshire Wanderers
–	Yorkshire
International career
Years	Team
1877	England

Harry Wharfedale Tennant Garnett (16 September 1851^[2] – 27 April 1928^[3]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1870s, and rugby union administrator of the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and Yorkshire (captain), and at club level for Bradford FC (captain),^[4] and Yorkshire Wanderers, as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford FC 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[edit]

Harry Garnett was born in Otley, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 76 in Wharfedale, West Riding of Yorkshire.^[1]

Playing career[edit]

Harry Garnett refused to wear shin pads or stockings during matches.^[5]

International honours[edit]

Harry Garnett won a cap for England while at Bradford FC in 1877 against Scotland.^[1]

County honours[edit]

Harry Garnett won caps for Yorkshire while at Bradford FC.^[5]

Personal life[edit]

Garnett married his wife Rebecca Mary Theresa (née Wardle) in 1880 in the Strand district.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). The British Rugby League Records Book [Page 178]. London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
^ ^a ^b Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-6)". Chadwick Studios/Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd. ISBN n/a
^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links[edit]

[Statistics_at_en.espn.co.uk-1] "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Birth_details_at_freebmd.org.uk-2] "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[Death_details_at_freebmd.org.uk-3] "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[4] Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). The British Rugby League Records Book [Page 178]. London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6

[Frederick_Duffield_&_Sons_Ltd-5] Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-6)". Chadwick Studios/Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd. ISBN n/a

[Marriage_details_at_freebmd.org.uk-6] "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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