Martin Hodgson
Former GB & England international rugby league footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martin Hodgson (26 March 1909 – 23 July 1991) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Lauded as one of the game's greatest ever second-rows, he represented Great Britain, England and Cumberland on many occasions. Hodgson played his entire club career with Swinton with whom he won two Championships.[1] He toured Australasia in 1932 and 1936 with the Great Britain lions, and became the only British forward to appear in five Ashes-winning squads, between 1929 and 1937.[4]
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Born | (1909-03-26)26 March 1909 Egremont, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 July 1991(1991-07-23) (aged 82) Swinton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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