Bill Shankland

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
William Shankland
Born
Thursday, 25th July, 1907
Died
Monday, 14th September, 1998 (Aged 91 years and 51 days)
Place Of Birth
Bondi, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
George Shankland

Biography

Australian Test winger later had a successful career as a professional golfer. Playing for Glebe in 1928, Shankland represented NSW as five-eighth but moved to Easts the following year and shifted to his favoured wing role. Touring with the 1929-30 Kangaroos, the Easts flankman played in all four Tests on the historic tour and was top try-scorer (24 tries) and second highest point-scorer with 104pts (24t, 16g). Returning to Australia, he moved to Leeton in the Riverina as captain-coach before coming back to England and playing with Warrington. He captained the club in two Wembley Cup finals (1933 and 1936) and premiership finals (1935 and 1937) before his retirement in 1938. Shankland later turned his talents to golf and finished third in the 1939 British Open and fifth in the same event in 1948.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Became an Amatuer golfer after he retired from Rugby League. He finished 3rd at the British Open in 1939.

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Country Carnival 3 2 5   - 16 2 1 0 66.67% List
NRL 22 12 8   - 52 7 13 2 31.82% List
Interstate Matches 5 3 -   - 9 4 1 0 80.00% List
City vs Country Firsts 2 2 -   - 6 2 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 22 24 16   - 104 16 5 1 72.73% List
Test Series 4 3 -   - - 1 2 1 25.00% List
The Ashes 4 3 -   - 18 1 2 1 25.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 2 2 3   - 12 2 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1929-30 5 3 3   - 15 2 2 1 40.00% List
Other 1933 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1929-1933 6 3 3   0 15 2 3 1 33.33% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Dominion XIII 1936-37 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Division 1925 2 1 5   - 13 1 1 0 50.00% List
NSW Firsts 1928-30 11 13 8   - 55 9 2 0 81.82% List
NSW City Firsts 1929 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Kangaroos 1930 1 1 2   - 7 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1930 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1925-1930 16 17 15   0 81 13 3 0 81.25% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Glebe NSWRFL 1927 7 2 1   - 8 2 5 0 28.57% List
Glebe NSWRFL 1928 6 - 5   - 10 2 4 0 33.33% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1929 9 10 2   - 34 3 4 2 33.33% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Glebe 1927-28 13 2 6   - 18 4 9 0 30.77% List
Eastern Suburbs 1929 9 10 2   - 34 3 4 2 33.33% List
Overall1927-1929 22 12 8   0 52 7 13 2 31.82% List

Your Say

  • Tom curran
    30/09/2016

    I grew up in potters bar when bill and tony jacklin played I was a young caddy and remember him now with great fondness and a great teacher one comment tony jacklin would never have succeeded without bill and a club member Wally de Badmey who supported him financially

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