Ted Slevin

Ted Slevin
Personal information
Full name Edward Slevin
Nickname Ted
Born (1927-07-15) 15 July 1927[1]
Rossington, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 14 st 12 lb (94 kg)
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–51 Wigan 113 16 0 0 48
1951–63 Huddersfield 441
Rochdale Hornets
Total 554 16 0 0 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950–53 England 2 0 0 0 0
1953–54 Great Britain 2
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Edward "Ted" Slevin (born 15 July 1927) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Wigan and Huddersfield, as a Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

Club career

Wigan

Slevin played in Wigan's 20–2 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship final during the 1949–50 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950,[2] played in Wigan's victory in the Lancashire League during the 1949–50 season,[3] and played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in the 20–7 victory over Leigh in the 1949 Lancashire Cup final during the 1949–50 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1949.[4]

Slevin played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, and scored a try in the 28–5 victory over Warrington in the 1950 Lancashire Cup final during the 1950–51 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950,[5] and played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12 in Wigan's 10–0 victory over Barrow in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1951.[6]

Huddersfield

Slevin played in Huddersfield's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1951–52 season. Slevin played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8 in the 15–10 victory over St. Helens in the 1953 Challenge Cup final during the 1952–53 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 25 April 1953,[7] and played in the 18–8 victory over Batley in the 1952 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1952–53 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1952.

Slevin played Left-Prop in the 15–8 victory over York in the 1957 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1957–58 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 19 October 1957, and played Left-Prop in the 10–16 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1960 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1960–61 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1960. Slevin played in the 12–6 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1962 Challenge Cup final during the 1961–62 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1962,[8] and in the club's 14–5 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the Championship final.

Testimonial match

Slevin's Testimonial match at Huddersfield took place in 1962.

All Six Cups

Only five rugby league footballers have won "All Six Cups" during their career, they are; Aubrey Casewell (while at Salford and Leeds), Alan Edwards (while at Salford and Bradford Northern), John Etty (while at Oldham and Wakefield Trinity), Ted Slevin (while at Wigan and Huddersfield), and Derek Turner (while at Oldham and Wakefield Trinity). "All Six Cups" being the Challenge Cup, Championship, Lancashire Cup, Lancashire League, Yorkshire Cup, and Yorkshire League.[9]

Representative career

County honours

Although born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Slevin moved to Lancashire when he was just a few months old. He played once for Lancashire in April 1949.

International honours

Slevin won caps for England while at Wigan in 1950 against Wales, and while at Huddersfield in 1953 against France.[10] Slevin also represented Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1953 against France, and in 1954 against France (2 non-Test matches).[11]

Along with William "Billy" Banks, Edward "Ted" Cahill, Gordon Haynes, Keith Holliday, William "Billy" Ivison, Robert "Bob" Kelly, John McKeown, and George Parsons, Slevin's only Great Britain appearances came against France prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as Test matches by the Rugby Football League, and consequently caps were not awarded.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ted Slevin" (PDF). Huddersfield C. & A.C. Supporters' Club. p. 26. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "1949–1950 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "1949–1950 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "1950–1951 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "1950–1951 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. ↑ McCorquodale, London S.E (25 April 1953). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition – Final Tie – Huddersfield v St. Helens – Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a
  8. ↑ Briggs, Cyril & Edwards, Barry (12 May 1962). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition – Final Tie – Huddersfield v Wakefield Trinity – Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a
  9. ↑ Edgar, Harry (2006). Rugby League Journal Annual 2007 Page-29. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-2-2
  10. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  11. 1 2 Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 [Page-110]. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
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