Geoffrey Unwin
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 Geoffrey (left) with wife Dora in 1930 | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Geoffrey Thomas Unwin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 June 1874 Ecclesall Bay, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 February 1948 (aged 73) Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Exeter College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Brewery director | ||||||||||||||||
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Geoffrey Thomas Unwin (1 June 1874 – 12 February 1948) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
A native of Sheffield, Unwin was educated at the University of Oxford, where he played both rugby union and association football. He captained Oxford University RFC playing as a halfback and was a goalkeeper for Exeter College.[2] After university, he played for Blackheath and Midland Counties as well as representing the South.[3] He captained Cheltenham Rugby Club for many years
Unwin gained his only England cap in 1898, forming a halfback partnership with ex-Cambridge blue Arthur Rotherham, against Scotland at Edinburgh. He also played a match against the touring All Blacks, captaining Cheltenham for many years.[4] He married West End actress, Dora Florence Goddard-Ball (stage name Dora Langham) in August 1912[5] and the newlyweds moved to Scarborough. Unwin was Joint Master of Stainton Dale Hounds. He was director of Rawson's Brewery, in Sheffield.[4]
Retiring to The Bury, Hemel Hempstead, Unwin died in 1948, at the age of 73.[4]