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'''Edmund Timothy "Ted" Spillane''' (5 January 1905 – 1991) was a New Zealand professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]] of the 1930s. He played at representative level for [[Dominion XIII rugby league team|Dominion XIII]] and [[Canterbury rugby league team|Canterbury]], and at club level for [[Marist Saints|Marist]], and the English clubs [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]], [[Keighley Cougars|Keighley]] and [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] ([[Rugby league positions#Captain|captain]]), as a {{rlp|wg|ce|so}}, or {{rlp|sh}}, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 6, or 7,<ref name="Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=946|title=Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> and coached at club level for [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] (assistant), and [[Bramley RLFC|Bramley]], he died in [[Leeds]].
'''Edmund Timothy "Ted" Spillane''' (5 January 1905 – 1991) was a New Zealand professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]ed in the 1930s. He played at representative level for [[Dominion XIII rugby league team|Dominion XIII]] and [[Canterbury rugby league team|Canterbury]], and at club level for [[Marist Saints|Marist]], and the English clubs [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]], [[Keighley Cougars|Keighley]] and [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] ([[Rugby league positions#Captain|captain]]), as a {{rlp|wg|ce|so}}, or {{rlp|sh}}, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 6, or 7,<ref name="Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=946|title=Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> and coached at club level for [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] (assistant), and [[Bramley RLFC|Bramley]], he died in [[Leeds]].


Spillane played in [[Canterbury rugby league team|Canterbury]]'s 26-66 defeat by [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]] in the [[1928 New Zealand rugby league season]] [[Rugby League Cup|Northern Union Cup]] in [[Auckland]]. Having become a well-known player and five-eighth for the Marist senior team, he signed on with English club Wigan in October 1929.<ref>{{cite news|last=Press Association|title=RUGBY LEAGUE TRANSFER|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19291005.2.179|accessdate=13 January 2014|newspaper=Evening Post|date=5 October 1929}}</ref>
Spillane played in [[Canterbury rugby league team|Canterbury]]'s 26-66 defeat by [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]] in the [[1928 New Zealand rugby league season]] [[Rugby League Cup|Northern Union Cup]] in [[Auckland]]. Having become a well-known player and five-eighth for the Marist senior team, he signed on with English club Wigan in October 1929.<ref>{{cite news|last=Press Association|title=RUGBY LEAGUE TRANSFER|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19291005.2.179|accessdate=13 January 2014|newspaper=Evening Post|date=5 October 1929}}</ref>

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Ted Spillane
Personal information
Full nameEdmund Timothy Spillane
Born(1905-01-05)5 January 1905
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died1991 (aged 86)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Marist (Christchurch)
1930–32 Wigan 67 11 1 35
Keighley
Bradford 101
Total 168 11 1 0 35
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Canterbury
1937 Dominion XIII
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Bramley
Source: [1]

Edmund Timothy "Ted" Spillane (5 January 1905 – 1991) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Dominion XIII and Canterbury, and at club level for Marist, and the English clubs Wigan, Keighley and Bradford Northern (captain), as a wing, centre, stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 6, or 7,[2] and coached at club level for Bradford Northern (assistant), and Bramley, he died in Leeds.

Spillane played in Canterbury's 26-66 defeat by Auckland in the 1928 New Zealand rugby league season Northern Union Cup in Auckland. Having become a well-known player and five-eighth for the Marist senior team, he signed on with English club Wigan in October 1929.[3]

Spillane played scrum-half in Dominion XIII's 6-3 victory over France at Stadium Municipal, Toulouse on Sunday 21 March 1937.[1]

Spillane married Edith (née Coyle) in Bradford in 1938.[4]

He worked as an assistant coach at Bradford before being appointed Bramley's head coach.

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ Press Association (5 October 1929). "RUGBY LEAGUE TRANSFER". Evening Post. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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