Researching Ted Spillane
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 166 people with the Spillane surname? In that year Spillane was ranked number 3413 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ted means "Form of THEODORE. Divine Gift" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Ted Spillane on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ted Spillane and the Spillane Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 746 people with the Spillane surname in the UK? Spillane is now ranked number 3338 for popularity in the UK. |
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Ted Spillane
Edmund Timothy Spillane (5 January 1905 – 2 December 1991) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Dominion XIII and Canterbury, and at club level for Marist, and the English clubs Wigan, Keighley and Bradford Northern (captain), as a, or, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 6, or 7, and coached at club level for Bradford Northern (assistant), and Bramley, he died in Leeds.
Spillane played in Canterbury's 26-66 defeat by Auckland in the 1928 New Zealand rugby league season Northern Union Cup in Auckland. Having become a well-known player and five-eighth for the Marist senior team, he signed on with English club Wigan in October 1929.
Spillane played in Dominion XIII's 6-3 victory over France at Stadium Municipal, Toulouse on Sunday 21 March 1937.
Spillane married Edith (née Coyle) in Bradford in 1938.
He worked as an assistant coach at Bradford before being appointed Bramley's head coach.
Spillane died on 2 December 1991, and was buried at the Killingbeck Roman Catholic Cemetery.
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