Norman Guest
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| Born | c. 1919–21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | c. 2010 (aged c. 89–91) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norman Guest (c. 1919-21 – c. 2010) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, Featherstone Rovers (two spells as a World War II guest), Batley (World War II guest), Barrow and Doncaster,[1] as a fullback, or centre.[2][3]
County honours
Norman Guest won a cap for Yorkshire while at Castleford, he played at centre in the 13-22 defeat by Lancashire at Warrington's stadium on Wednesday 5 October 1949.[4]
County League appearances
Norman Guest played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1938–39 season.[4]
Notable tour matches
Norman Guest played in Castleford's 3-17 defeat by New Zealand during the 1947–48 season at Wheldon Road, Castleford on Wednesday 8 October 1947.
Club career
Norman Guest made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 2 December 1939.[5] In August 1951, Guest played in the inaugural match for Doncaster, a 10–3 win over Wakefield Trinity, in which he became the first try scorer for the club.[6]