Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- William Joseph Shankland
- Born
- Thursday, 25th July, 1907
- Died
- Monday, 14th September, 1998 (Aged 91 years and 51 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1929, 1930
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1929, 1930
Known Family Links
- Brother
- George Shankland
Biography
Australian Test winger later had a successful career as a professional golfer. Playing for Glebe in 1928, Shankland represented NSW as five-eighth but moved to Easts the following year and shifted to his favoured wing role. Touring with the 1929-30 Kangaroos, the Easts flankman played in all four Tests on the historic tour and was top try-scorer (24 tries) and second highest point-scorer with 104pts (24t, 16g). Returning to Australia, he moved to Leeton in the Riverina as captain-coach before coming back to England and playing with Warrington. He captained the club in two Wembley Cup finals (1933 and 1936) and premiership finals (1935 and 1937) before his retirement in 1938. Shankland later turned his talents to golf and finished third in the 1939 British Open and fifth in the same event in 1948.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Became an amateur golfer after he retired from Rugby League. He finished 3rd at the British Open in 1939.
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Other International Matches | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 11 | 13 | 8 | - | 55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.82% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 22 | 24 | 16 | - | 104 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 72.73% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Warrington Wolves | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Series | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Country Carnival | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 22 | 12 | 8 | - | 52 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 31.82% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 60 | 51 | 33 | - | 219 | 43 | 26 | 5 | 71.67% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1929-30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Other | 1933 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1929-1933 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Dominion XIII | 1936-37 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Western Division | 1925 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1928-30 | 11 | 13 | 8 | - | 55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.82% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1929 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Kangaroos | 1930 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1930 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1925-1930 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81.25% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Glebe | NSWRFL 1927 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Glebe | NSWRFL 1928 | 6 | - | 5 | - | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1929 | 9 | 10 | 2 | - | 34 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 33.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Glebe | 1927-28 | 13 | 2 | 6 | - | 18 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1929 | 9 | 10 | 2 | - | 34 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1927-1929 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 31.82% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Jason Ganter, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Your Say
30 Sep 2016 3:49am
I grew up in potters bar when bill and tony jacklin played I was a young caddy and remember him now with great fondness and a great teacher one comment tony jacklin would never have succeeded without bill and a club member Wally de Badmey who supported him financially
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