Joe Winterburn
# Joe Winterburn

Joseph Winterburn (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Victoria Rangers ARLFC (in Eccleshill, Bradford) and Bradford Northern (captain), as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.

## Playing career

### County Honours

Joe Winterburn won caps for Yorkshire while at Bradford Northern.

### County Cup final appearance

Joe Winterburn played as a forward, i.e. number 8, and was captain, in Bradford Northern's 3–19 defeat by Huddersfield ("The Team of All Talents") in the 1913 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 29 November 1913, in front of a crowd of 12,000.

