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Biography
Edmund "Ted"/"Teddy" Beswick (birth registered July→September 1858 in Penrith, Cumberland — died 23 January 1911 (aged 52) in Salford, Lancashire) was a rugby union footballer of the 1880s, playing at representative level for England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton, as a Three-quarter, i.e. Wing or Centre. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Swinton was a rugby union club.
Playing career
International honours
Ted/Teddy Beswick won caps for England while at Swinton in 1882 against Ireland, and Scotland.
County honours
Ted/Teddy Beswick won caps for Lancashire while at Swinton; making his début against Cheshire on Saturday 29 November 1879, and in 1881 he was selected for The North versus The South.
Change of code
When Swinton converted from the rugby union code to the Northern Union code on Tuesday 2 June 1896, Ted/Teddy Beswick would have been approximately 38 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and Northern Union footballer for Swinton.