Frank Carlton
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Frank Carlton | |||||
| Nickname | Carlo | |||||
| Born | 31 March 1936 Blackbrook, Lancashire, England |
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| Died | 19 February 2009 (aged 72) Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1953–60 | St. Helens | 156 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 387 |
| 1960–64 | Wigan | 119 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 285 |
| Total | 275 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 672 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1956 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958–62 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Frank "Carlo" Carlton (21 March 1936 — 19 February 2009 (aged 72)) born in Blackbrook, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for St. Helens, and Wigan, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5,[1] he died in Whiston Hospital.
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Playing career
International honours
Frank Carlton, won a cap for England while at St. Helens in 1956 against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1958 against New Zealand, and in 1962 against New Zealand.[3]
County Cup final appearances
Frank Carlton played Centre, i.e. number 5, in St. Helens' 3-10 defeat by Oldham in the 1956 Lancashire Cup final during the 1956–57 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 20 October 1956, and played Centre, i.e. number 5, in the 2-12 defeat by Oldham in the 1958 Lancashire Cup final during the 1958–59 season at Station Road, Swinton Saturday 25 October 1958.
Honoured at St Helens
Frank Carlton is a St Helens RLFC Hall of Fame Inductee.[4]
