Aubrey Casewell

Aubrey Casewell
Personal information
Full name	John Aubrey Casewell
Born	fourth ¼ 1909; Bala, Llanfyllin district, Wales
Died	second ¼ 1974 (aged 64); Leeds, England
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club
Representative
Coaching information
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John Aubrey Casewell (fourth ¼ 1909^[2] – second ¼ 1974^[3]) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1940s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Salford, Leeds, Halifax and Keighley, as a second-row,^[4] coached at club level for Featherstone Rovers and Hunslet Engine Company ARLFC, and he was the Secretary of the Leeds and District Rugby League.^[5]

Background

Aubrey Casewell's birth was registered in Llanfyllin district, Montgomeryshire, and his death aged 64 was registered in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Casewell started his rugby league career at Salford, and went on to play for Leeds, Halifax and Keighley.^[6]

Aubrey Casewell won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1932.^[1]

Only five rugby league footballers have won "All Six Cups" during their career, they are; Aubrey Casewell (while at Salford and Leeds), Alan Edwards (while at Salford and Bradford Northern), John Etty (while at Oldham and Wakefield Trinity), Edward "Ted" Slevin (while at Wigan and Huddersfield), and Derek Turner (while at Oldham and Wakefield Trinity). "All Six Cups" being the Challenge Cup, Championship, Lancashire Cup, Lancashire League, Yorkshire Cup and Yorkshire League.^[7]

Casewell was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name "Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were; Joe Bradbury, Bob Brown, Aubrey Casewell, Paddy Dalton, Bert Day, Cliff Evans, Jack Feetham, George Harris, Barney Hudson, Emlyn Jenkins, Alf Middleton, Sammy Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Les Pearson, Gus Risman, Billy Watkins and Billy Williams.^[8]

Aubrey Casewell played in Salford's 15-5 victory over Swinton in the Championship Final during the 1932–33 season, and played at second-row in the 3-15 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1933–34 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 28 April 1934.^[9]

Aubrey Casewell played in Salford's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1932–33 season, 1933–34 season and 1934–35 season, and played in Leeds' victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1936–37 season.

Aubrey Casewell played in Leeds' 18-2 victory over Warrington in the 1935–36 Challenge Cup Final during the 1935–36 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 18 April 1936.

About Aubrey Casewell's time, there was Salford's 2-15 defeat by Warrington in the 1929 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1929–30 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 November 1929, the 10-8 victory over Swinton in the 1931 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1931–32 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 21 November 1931, the 21-12 victory over Wigan in the 1934 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934, the 15-7 victory over Wigan in the 1935 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1935–36 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 19 October 1935.

Aubrey Casewell made his début for Leeds against Warrington at Headingley, Leeds on 19 January 1835.

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^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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