Ted Spillane

Ted Spillane
Personal information
Full name	Edmund Timothy Spillane
Born	5 January 1905; Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	1991 (aged 86); Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Representative
	Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

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/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 6, or 7,^[1] and coaching 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.^[2]

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

Spillane married Edith Coyle in Bradford in 1938.^[4]

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

References

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