Jim Croston

Alfred James Croston (born c. 1912 – death unknown) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s, and coached rugby league in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Hampshire, at military level for Army Rugby Union (with Frank Whitcombe), and the 38th Field Company Royal Engineers, and at club level for United Services Portsmouth, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Castleford and Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a centre, and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity.

Jim Croston
Personal information
Full nameAlfred James Croston
Born(1911-04-03)3 April 1911
Wigan, England
DiedAugust 1992 (aged 81)
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight13 st 9 lb (87 kg)
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
United Services Portsmouth RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1933–≤33 Hampshire
Rugby league
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1933–45 Castleford 283 150 52 0 554
1945–46 Wakefield Trinity 15 4 0 0 12
Total 298 154 52 0 566
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935–38 Lancashire 8 4 0 0 12
1936–39 England 6 0 0 0 0
1937 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1945–47 Wakefield Trinity
1951–53 Wakefield Trinity
Total 0 0 0 0
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