Joe Darwell

Joseph Darwell (17 July 1891 – 9 September 1953) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Leigh, as a second-row.

Joe Darwell

Godfrey Phillips Cigarette card featuring Joseph Darwell
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Darwell
Born	17 July 1891 Leigh, England
Died	9 September 1953(1953-09-09) (aged 62) Leigh, England
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1912–29 Leigh 297 30 11 112 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1922–24 Lancashire 4 1 0 0 3 1922–23 England 3 0 0 0 0 1924 Great Britain 5 0 0 0 0
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Background

Joe Darwell was born in Leigh, Lancashire, England, and he died aged c. 62–63 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

Club career

Joe Darwell made 297 appearances for Leigh, scoring 30 tries and 11 goals.

International honours

Joe Darwell won caps for England while at Leigh in 1922 against Wales, and in 1923 against Wales (2 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1924 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches).

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Joe Darwell played at second-row in Leigh's 13–0 victory over Halifax in the 1920–21 Challenge Cup Final during the 1920–21 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 30 April 1921, in front of a crowd of 25,000.