Merv Denton

Mervyn John Denton (1920–1980) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played in the NSWRFL, as a wing.

Mervyn Denton

Personal information
Full name	Mervyn John Denton
Born	(1920-02-14)14 February 1920 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 June 1980(1980-06-23) (aged 60) Villawood, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1940 Canterbury-Bankstown 12 6 0 0 18 1943 Balmain 12 5 8 0 31 1945 Canterbury-Bankstown 9 4 0 0 12 Total 33 15 8 0 61 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1939–41 New South Wales 12 12 1 0 38 1939–44 NSW Country 4 3 4 0 17 1940–43 NSW City 2 5 2 0 19
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Playing career

Denton played for Canterbury-Bankstown in 1940 and 1945 & Balmain in 1943 as club captain. Denton was a member of the Canterbury-Bankstown team that lost the 1940 Premiership Final to Eastern Suburbs.

He also represented New South Wales on 12 occasions between 1939 and 1943.^[1]

He also moved to Young, New South Wales as captain-coach and represented NSW Country Firsts 1941-42 and 1944 while playing there.^[2][3] Young won the 1941 Group 9 Premiership during Denton's engagement.^[4][5]

He died at Villawood, New South Wales on 23 June 1980, aged 60.^[6]

References

1. "Merv Denton". Canterbury Bulldogs, accessed 7 October 2011.
2. "Home". Rugby League Project.
3. "Merv. Denton – State Representative at Young". The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga). Wagga. 8 August 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Group 9 Final Tomorrow". The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga). Wagga. 2 August 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Group 9 Final". Tumut and Adelong Times and Batlow District News. Tumut. 5 August 1941. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
6. Sydney Morning Herald - Death Notice 24 June 1980

External links

• Merv Denton's rugby statistics