Charles Annable


Charles "Charlie" Annable was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for the Featherstone Rovers, and Castleford, as a, i.e. number 7.

Background

Charlie Annable's birth was registered in Alverthorpe, or Hemsworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, and his death aged 52 was registered in Wakefield district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

County honours

Charlie Annable won two caps for Yorkshire while at the Featherstone Rovers; during the 1928–29 season against Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, and during the 1929–30 season against Australia.

County League appearances

Charlie Annable played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1932–33 season.

County Cup Final appearances

Charles Annable played in the Featherstone Rovers' 0-5 defeat by Leeds in the 1928 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1928–29 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 24 November 1928.

Club career

Charles Annable made his début for the Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 27 September 1924, he broke his clavicle in November 1927 which kept him out of Featherstone Rovers' run to the Championship Final during the 1927–28 season, in 1931 he was sold to Castleford for £400, he appears to have scored no drop-goals, but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.

Contemporaneous article extract

"C. Annable' Featherstone Rovers C. Annable has demonstrated to his club the value of local talent. He was born in Alverthorpe in Yorkshire, and as a youth he has time for development. He is an unorthodox worker of the scrum, for he is not merely content to get the ball but he kicks to touch to advantage, and at other times bursts round to receive a reverse pass. Though on the small side everything points to his receiving county honours."

Genealogical information

Charlie Annable's marriage to Clara was registered during first ¼ 1928 in Wakefield district. They had children; Sheila Annable.