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Sid Rawlings

James Sidney Dean Rawlings (5 May 1913 – 1956) was an English professional footballer, who played for Preston North End, Huddersfield Town, West Bromwich Albion, Northampton Town, Millwall and Plymouth Argyle (1946/47 & 1947/48 seasons). He was born in Wombwell, West Riding of Yorkshire. Rawlings played for Everton FC during World War II having initially played on loan from Millwall and then signing permanently in 1940. He also made a few guest appearances for Liverpool. Previous to his move to Everton he had played in Millwall's run to the final of Football League War Cup, which they lost to Chelsea in front of a Wembley crowd of 90,000. After ending his professional career at Plymouth Argyle he continued to play locally for Tavistock and subsequently managed them for a short period. He died in 1956 from leukemia. Film still exists on the web of Rawlings training with the Millwall players as covered by Pathe News. Photographs also exist of the Millwall semi-final, showing where Rawlings and the other players being presented to the King prior to the match.

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James Sidney Dean Rawlings (5 May 1913 – 1956) was an English professional footballer, who played for Preston North End, Huddersfield Town, West Bromwich Albion, Northampton Town, Millwall and Plymouth Argyle (1946/47 & 1947/48 seasons). He was born in Wombwell, West Riding of Yorkshire. Rawlings played for Everton FC during World War II having initially played on loan from Millwall and then signing permanently in 1940. He also made a few guest appearances for Liverpool. Previous to his move to Everton he had played in Millwall's run to the final of Football League War Cup, which they lost to Chelsea in front of a Wembley crowd of 90,000. After ending his professional career at Plymouth Argyle he continued to play locally for Tavistock and subsequently managed them for a short period. He died in 1956 from leukemia. Film still exists on the web of Rawlings training with the Millwall players as covered by Pathe News. Photographs also exist of the Millwall semi-final, showing where Rawlings and the other players being presented to the King prior to the match.

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  1. date of death: 1956 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1956". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1270185607

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