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| Full name | Stanley James Mountain[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1909[1] Newport, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 September 1975 (aged 66)[1] Newport, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stanley James Mountain (1909 – 1975) was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC, as a centre, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Rugby League XIII and Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a wing or centre.[4]
Background
[edit]Stan Mountain's birth was registered in Newport district, Wales.
Playing career
[edit]International honours
[edit]Stan Mountain won caps for Wales (RL) while at Huddersfield in 1935.[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
[edit]Stan Mountain played on the wing in Huddersfield's 8–11 defeat by Castleford in the 1934–35 Challenge Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1935, in front of a crowd of 39,000.[5][6]
County Cup Final appearances
[edit]Stan Mountain played at centre, and scored a try in Huddersfield's 8–14 defeat by Leeds in the 1937–38 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 30 October 1937.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Stan Mountain - Centre". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Player Summary: Stan Mountain". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Sat 4th May 1935 – Challenge Cup – Neutral Ground – 39,000". 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Castleford Beat Huddersfield For Rugby League Cup". newspapers.nl.sg. 23 May 1935. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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[edit]- 1909 births
- 1975 deaths
- 20th-century Welsh sportsmen
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Newport RFC players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby League XIII players
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby league players from Newport, Wales
- Rugby union players from Newport, Wales
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players