Isaac Cole

Isaac Cole (9 April 1886 – ) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for [http://castlefordrufc.org/ Castleford], and representative level rugby league (RL) for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, Huddersfield, Wakefield Trinity, (York and Halifax during World War I) and Keighley playing mainly in the forwards, though occasionally on the .

Isaac Cole scored 6 tries playing on the wing for Huddersfield on 30 January 1907 in the 63–0 victory over Liverpool City.

He played for Huddersfield in the 8–19 defeat by New Zealand on Saturday 12 October 1907.

Upon signing for Wakefield Trinity on Tuesday 1 February 1910, the game against Rochdale Hornets was cancelled due to the weather, resulting in them being unable to qualify him for the cup ties, although he did receive a Yorkshire League winners medal in that year.

In the benefit match played for Ernest Whitehouse, on 21 December 1919, Isaac Cole played for the defeated Billy Batten XIII versus Halifax by 6–16. Ernest Whitehouse was a World War I leg amputee who had played for Whitwood Melbourne (RU), Castleford (1912), been registered with Hull F.C. (28 January 1913 – 1916) and played for York and Halifax in 1917–18. The benefit match was the first rugby league game to be played at Wheldon Road, Castleford. Provided by Wikipedia