Cecil Aynsley

Cecil "The Red Flyer" Aynsley (23 March 1902 – 8 May 1975) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. A Queensland state and Australian representative wing and talented goal-kicker, he scored a try in each of his four national representative appearances.

Cec Aynsley

Personal information
Full name	Cecil James Aynsley
Born	(1902-03-23)23 March 1902 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Died	8 May 1975(1975-05-08) (aged 73) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921–25 Wests Panthers 1926–30 Ipswich Starlights 1930–35 Rochdale Hornets Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1924–28 Australia 4 4 12 1922–30 Queensland 35
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Born in Charters Towers, Queensland, Aynsley began his rugby league career there before in 1921 playing for the Western Suburbs Panthers in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Three years later he made his début for Australia against the touring Great Britain side playing in all three Test matches, scoring on each occasion.

During the 1925 season he toured New Zealand with the Queensland team. He had a tremendous tour, scoring 34 tries in only eleven matches. This leading to the local press proclaiming him as "the Gloaming of rugby league" after the Australian race-horse which enjoyed success in New Zealand. His aggregate of 114 for the tour was beaten only by Queensland captain Jimmy Craig with 126.^[2]

He played his fourth and final Test match for Australia in 1928 in Brisbane against Great Britain where he scored his fourth and final representative try.

Aynsley also played for English side Rochdale Hornets from 1930 to 1935. He also played for Ipswich's Starlights club.^[3]