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John Lawrence "Laurie" Hickson (birth registered October→December 1862 Wandsworth

Wandsworth

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— died 4 August in Bradford

Bradford

Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...

) was a rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

footballer of the 1880s and '90s who at representative level played for England

England national rugby union team

The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...

, and at club level for Bradford F.C.

Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.

Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England...

, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row. Prior to the 27th August 1895, Bradford F.C. was a rugby union

Rugby union

club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.

Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.

. He also captained his country.

Rugby union career

Hickson made his international début while at Bradford F.C. on 8 January 1887 at Llanelli Cricket Ground in the Wales

Wales national rugby union team

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vs England

England national rugby union team

match. Subsequent caps were awarded in 1887 against Ireland, and Scotland. England did not play international rugby for two years and then in 1890 he was again selected to play against Wales, Scotland and he played his final match for England on 15 March 1890 at Rectory Field, Blackheath in the England

England national rugby union team

vs Ireland

Ireland national rugby union team

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match. Of the 6 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 2 occasions.

Change of Code

When Bradford F.C. converted from the rugby union

Rugby union

code to the rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

code on the 27th August 1895, Laurie Hickson would have been approximateley 33. Consequently, he could have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Bradford F.C.

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