# Ted Slevin
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{{Short description|British international rugby league footballer (1927–1998)}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Ted Slevin
|fullname = Edward Slevin
|image = Edward Slevin - Huddersfield.jpeg
|image_size = 192
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1927|7|15}}[{{cite web|title=Ted Slevin|url=http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Documents/Testimonials/T%20Slevin%20Testim.pdf|publisher=Huddersfield C. & A.C. Supporters' Club|accessdate=3 November 2014|page=26}}]
|birth_place = [Rossington](/source/Rossington), [Doncaster](/source/Doncaster), England
|death_place =
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1998|11|7|1927|7|15}}
|height(ft) = 5
|height(inch) = 9
|weight = {{convert|14|st|12|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|PR|SR}}
|club1 = [Wigan](/source/Wigan_Warriors)
|year1start = 1948
|year1end = 51
|appearances1 = 113
|tries1 = 16
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 48
|club2 = [Huddersfield](/source/Huddersfield_Giants)
|year2start = 1951
|year2end = 63
|appearances2 = 441
|tries2 =
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|club3 = [Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets)
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|teamA = [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_rugby_league_team)
|yearAstart = 1949
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|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 1
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 3
|teamB = [England](/source/England_national_rugby_league_team)
|yearBstart = 1950
|yearBend = 53
|appearancesB = 2
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|teamC = [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_national_rugby_league_team)
|yearCstart = 1953
|yearCend = 54
|appearancesC = 2
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|retired = yes
|source = [{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/e-slevin/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}][{{Rugby league records |id=9175 |title=Ted Slevin |access-date=27 January 2026}}]
}}
'''Edward "Ted" Slevin''' (15 July 1927 – 7 November 1998) was an English professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_national_rugby_league_team), [England](/source/England_national_rugby_league_team) and [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_rugby_league_team) (despite being born in [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire)), and at club level for [Wigan](/source/Wigan_Warriors),[{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1822|title=Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}] [Huddersfield](/source/Huddersfield_Giants) and [Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets), as a {{rlp|pr}}, or {{rlp|sr}}.[{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=926|title=Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013}}]
Slevin played in [Wigan](/source/Wigan_Warriors)'s 20-2 victory over [Huddersfield](/source/Huddersfield_Giants) in the [Championship](/source/Rugby_Football_League_Championship) Final during the [1949–50 season](/source/1949%E2%80%9350_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Maine Road](/source/Maine_Road), Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950,[{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=431|title=1949–1950 Championship Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012|archive-date=13 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113032155/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=431|url-status=dead}}] played in Wigan's victory in the [Lancashire League](/source/RFL_Lancashire_League) during the [1949–50 season](/source/1949%E2%80%9350_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season),[{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=430|title=1949–1950 Lancashire Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013|archive-date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212191806/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=430|url-status=dead}}]
Slevin played at {{rlp|sr}} and scored a [try](/source/Try_(rugby)) in the 28-5 victory over [Warrington](/source/Warrington_Wolves) in the [1950–51 Lancashire Cup](/source/1950%E2%80%9351_Lancashire_Cup) Final during the [1950–51 season](/source/1950%E2%80%9351_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Station Road, Swinton](/source/Station_Road%2C_Swinton) on Saturday 4 November 1950,[{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=432|title=1950–1951 Lancashire Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013|archive-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220021/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=432|url-status=dead}}] and played at {{rlp|sr}} in Wigan's 10–0 victory over [Barrow](/source/Barrow_Raiders) in the [Challenge Cup](/source/Challenge_Cup) Final at [Wembley Stadium](/source/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)), London on Saturday 5 May 1951.[{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=433|title=1950–1951 Challenge Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013|archive-date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212191823/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=433|url-status=dead}}]
===Huddersfield===
Slevin played in [Huddersfield](/source/Huddersfield_Giants)'s victory in the [Yorkshire League](/source/RFL_Yorkshire_League) during the [1951–52 season](/source/1951%E2%80%9352_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season). Slevin played at {{rlp|pr}} in the 15-10 victory over [St. Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.) in the [1953–54 Challenge Cup](/source/1953%E2%80%9354_Challenge_Cup) Final during the [1952–53 season](/source/1952%E2%80%9353_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Wembley Stadium](/source/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)), London on Saturday 25 April 1953, in front of a crowd of 89,588,[McCorquodale, London S.E (25 April 1953). ''The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition – Final Tie – Huddersfield v St. Helens – Match Programme''. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a] and played in the 18-8 victory over [Batley](/source/Batley_Bulldogs) in the [1952–53 Yorkshire Cup](/source/1952%E2%80%9353_Yorkshire_Cup) Final during the [1952–53 season](/source/1952%E2%80%9353_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Headingley](/source/Headingley_Rugby_Stadium), [Leeds](/source/Leeds) on Saturday 15 November 1952.
Slevin played at {{rlp|pr}} in the 15-8 victory over [York](/source/York_Wasps) in the [1957–58 Yorkshire Cup](/source/1957%E2%80%9358_Yorkshire_Cup) Final during the [1957–58 season](/source/1957%E2%80%9358_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Headingley](/source/Headingley_Rugby_Stadium), [Leeds](/source/Leeds) on Saturday 19 October 1957,[{{cite web|url=http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Documents/Programmes/1957%20Yorkshire%20Cup%20Final%20v%20York.pdf|title=Programme 'Yorkshire County Rugby League - Challenge Cup Final - 1957 - Huddersfield v. York'|publisher=huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}] played at {{rlp|pr}} in the 10–16 defeat by [Wakefield Trinity](/source/Wakefield_Trinity) in the [1960–61 Yorkshire Cup](/source/1960%E2%80%9361_Yorkshire_Cup) Final during the [1960–61 season](/source/1960%E2%80%9361_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Headingley](/source/Headingley_Rugby_Stadium), [Leeds](/source/Leeds) on Saturday 29 October 1960. Slevin played in the 6-12 defeat by [Wakefield Trinity](/source/Wakefield_Trinity) in the [1961–62 Challenge Cup](/source/1961%E2%80%9362_Challenge_Cup) Final during the [1961–62 season](/source/1961%E2%80%9362_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Wembley Stadium](/source/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)), [London](/source/London) on Saturday 12 May 1962, in front of a crowd of 81,263,[Briggs, Cyril & Edwards, Barry (12 May 1962). ''The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v Wakefield Trinity - Match Programme''. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a] and played in the 14-5 victory over [Wakefield Trinity](/source/Wakefield_Trinity) in the [Championship](/source/Rugby_Football_League_Championship) Final during the [1961–62 season](/source/1961%E2%80%9362_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Odsal Stadium](/source/Odsal_Stadium), [Bradford](/source/Bradford) on Saturday 19 May 1962.
====Testimonial match====
Slevin's [Testimonial match](/source/Testimonial_match) at [Huddersfield](/source/Huddersfield_Giants) took place in 1962.
===All Six Cups===
Only five rugby league footballers have won "All Six Cups" during their career, they are; [Aubrey Casewell](/source/Aubrey_Casewell) (while at [Salford](/source/Salford_Red_Devils) and [Leeds](/source/Leeds_Rhinos)), [Alan Edwards](/source/Alan_Edwards_(rugby)) (while at [Salford](/source/Salford_Red_Devils) and [Bradford Northern](/source/Bradford_Bulls)), [John Etty](/source/John_Etty) (while at [Oldham](/source/Oldham_R.L.F.C.) and [Wakefield Trinity](/source/Wakefield_Trinity)), Ted Slevin (while at [Wigan](/source/Wigan_Warriors) and [Huddersfield](/source/Huddersfield_Giants)), and [Derek Turner](/source/Derek_Turner) (while at [Oldham](/source/Oldham_R.L.F.C.) and [Wakefield Trinity](/source/Wakefield_Trinity)). "All Six Cups" being the [Challenge Cup](/source/Challenge_Cup), [Championship](/source/Rugby_Football_League_Championship), [Lancashire Cup](/source/RFL_Lancashire_Cup), [Lancashire League](/source/RFL_Lancashire_League), [Yorkshire Cup](/source/RFL_Yorkshire_Cup) and [Yorkshire League](/source/Rugby_league_county_leagues).[Edgar, Harry (2006). ''Rugby League Journal Annual 2007'' Page-29. Rugby League Journal Publishing. {{ISBN|0-9548355-2-2}}]
In 1999, Slevin was one of 21 players inducted into Huddersfield's Hall of Fame.[{{cite web|title=Huddersfield's Hall of Fame|url=http://tonyhannan.posterous.com/huddersfields-hall-of-fame|website=Tony Hannan's Rugby League Archive|accessdate=20 August 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403103616/http://tonyhannan.posterous.com/huddersfields-hall-of-fame|archivedate=3 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}]
==Representative career==
===County honours===
Slevin played at {{rlp|pr}} and scored a [try](/source/Try_(rugby)) in [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_rugby_league_team)'s 12-3 victory over [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_rugby_league_team) at [Thrum Hall](/source/Thrum_Hall), [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_West_Yorkshire) on Tuesday 3 May 1949.
===International honours===
Slevin won [cap](/source/Cap_(sport))s for [England](/source/England_national_rugby_league_team) while at Wigan in 1950 against Wales, and while at Huddersfield in 1953 against France. Slevin also represented [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_national_rugby_league_team) while at Huddersfield in 1953 against France, and in 1954 against France (2 non-[Test](/source/Test_match_(rugby_league)) matches).[Edgar, Harry (2007). ''Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 [Page-110]''. Rugby League Journal Publishing. {{ISBN|0-9548355-3-0}}] Along with [William "Billy" Banks](/source/William_Banks_(rugby)), [Edward "Ted" Cahill](/source/Edward_Cahill_(rugby_league)), [Gordon Haynes](/source/Gordon_Haynes), [Keith Holliday](/source/Keith_Holliday), [William "Billy" Ivison](/source/Billy_Ivison), [Robert "Bob" Kelly](/source/Robert_Kelly_(rugby_league)), [John McKeown](/source/John_McKeown_(rugby_league)) and [George Parsons](/source/George_Parsons_(rugby)), Slevin's only [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_national_rugby_league_team) appearances came against [France](/source/France_national_rugby_league_team) prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as [Test matches](/source/Test_match_(rugby_league)) by the [Rugby Football League](/source/Rugby_Football_League), and consequently [caps](/source/Cap_(sport)) were not awarded.