International honours George Curran won
caps for
England while at Salford in 1946 against Wales (2 matches), and France, in 1947 against Wales (2 matches), and France, in 1948 against France (2 matches), and Wales, in 1949 against Wales, and France (2 matches), and won
caps for
Great Britain while at Salford in 1946 against Australia, and New Zealand, in 1947 against New Zealand, and in 1948–49 against Australia (3 matches).
Championship final appearances George Curran played in
Dewsbury's 14-25 aggregate defeat by
Wigan in the
Championship Final during the
1943–44 season; the 9-13 first-leg defeat at
Central Park,
Wigan on Saturday 13 May 1944, and the 5-12 second-leg defeat at
Crown Flatt,
Dewsbury on Saturday 20 May 1944.
Challenge Cup Final appearances George Curran played in
Wigan's 10-0 victory over
Barrow in the
1951 Challenge Cup Final during the
1950–51 season at
Wembley Stadium,
London on Saturday 5 May 1951, and played in
Huddersfield's 15-10 victory over
St. Helens in the
1953 Challenge Cup Final during the
1952–53 season at
Wembley Stadium,
London on Saturday 25 April 1953, in front of a crowd of 89,588.
County League appearances George Curran played in
Wigan's victory in the
Lancashire League during the
1951–52 season.
County Cup Final appearances George Curran played in
Huddersfield's 18-8 victory over
Batley in the
1952 Yorkshire Cup Final during the
1952–53 season at
Headingley,
Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1952. ==Contemporaneous Article Extract==