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In 1951 Mountford qualified as a first grade coach, being offered a 10-year contract at Warrington, despite Wigan initially refusing to release him as a player. Mountford made his first appearance for Warrington in October 19… See more
HonoursIn the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours, Mountford was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rugby league and in 1990 he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. In 2000 he … See more
Ces Mountford | All Blacks, Coach, Manager | Britannica
Jul 19, 1998 · Ces Mountford was a New Zealand rugby player and coach who was considered to be one of the best stand-off halfs in the sport. He joined Wigan (Lancashire, Eng.) in 1946 and …
Ces Mountford - New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
Mountford’s professional career began with Wigan where, in his first year, he scored 17 tries. He went on to play in two Challenge Cups wins at Wembley, in 1948 and 1951, and was the first …
Death of former Kiwi rugby league coach | RNZ News
Jul 19, 2009 · Former Kiwi rugby league coach Ces Mountford has died in Queensland at the age of 90. He had been suffering from the flu and died of a heart attack at his rest home on …
Kiwis, Wigan and the Wire: My Life and Rugby League
The autobiography of New Zealand great, Ces Mountford. Mountford started his career with West Coast in New Zealand, before joining Wigan in 1946, where he played until 1951. He then …
League: Mountford left great legacy - NZ Herald
Rugby league legend Ces Mountford, who died in England yesterday aged 90, was rated probably the best New Zealand player to never play for the Kiwis....
Ces Mountford dies | RNZ News
Jul 19, 2009 · Former Kiwi rugby league coach Ces Mountford his died at the age of 90. Mountford was born in 1919 in the West Coast township of Blackball and moved to England in …
Wife of Wigan rugby league star was code-breaking war hero
Oct 5, 2018 · Ces Mountford became an iconic figure at Central Park, sharing in one of the club’s finest moments when they won the 1949-50 Championship Final against Huddersfield at …
Ces Mountford, Blackball, and the Challenge Cub Wembley. 1951.
Ces Mountford from Blackball West Coast NZ and the Challenge Cub Wembley 1951. Ces was playing league for Wigan. William Albert Whitehead.. "It is 15s, not UNDER 15s, but small …
League: NZ legend Ces Mountford mourned
Jul 20, 2009 · Rugby league legend Ces Mountford, who died in England yesterday aged 90, was rated probably the best New Zealand player to never play for the Kiwis.