Player Bio

Position	Scrum Half
Birthplace	Barton, Eccles
International Caps	3
County Caps	19

Bio

George Aldwyn Methuen Isherwood was born in Barton on 3rd February 1889 and lived for a time on the Isle of Man when he was a boarder at Ramsey Grammar School, and later moved to Dulwich College in South East London where he played both rugby and cricket for the school.

He joined Sale in 1909 and at once became a serious contender for the scrum half position, possessing a combination of a superb pass and phenomenal speed off the mark, and during his five playing seasons he gave many a fine exhibition both for Sale and Cheshire for whom he appeared on 19 occasions. Such was his abilities that he was selected to go to South Africa with the British Isles touring team (now the British & Irish Lions) in the summer of 1910. He played in 19 of the 24 matches on tour including the three test matches, and returned home with his reputation enhanced. It was not generally known at the time that Aldwyn's half back partner at Sale, Cecil King, had also been selected for the same tour but could not travel due to other commitments.

His final match for the "Lions" was in the third test against South Africa at Newlands on 2nd September 1910.

Isherwood was vice captain of the 1911-12 Sale side that went through the season unbeaten winning 24 of the 26 games played, the only Sale side to achieve that feat in our 150 year history, and was Captain of the Club the following year. He was also an active committee man not only in his playing days but also on return after the war to assist  the Club in its post war recovery after a heavy toll of casualties in the playing membership.

Despite his three appearances in Test Matches against South Africa it was a great disappointment to the club at the time that he did not receive national recognition in gaining an England cap which may well have been on the cards but for the outbreak of hostilities. With his playing career effectively ended in its prime it was not until 1927 that Sale F.C. finally achieved its first England international in Pat Davies.

For his achievements for Club, County, and being Sale's first "British Lion"  he fully justifies the recognition in our Hall of Fame.

Aldwyn Isherwood passed away in St. Albans, Hertfordshire on 1st February 1974, just two days before his 85th birthday.