Willie Aspinall (8 November 1942 â 23 October 2021) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Warrington, and Rochdale Hornets, as a
Willie Aspinall won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington on the 1966 Great Britain Lions tour against New Zealand. He also made 19 non-test match appearances for Great Britain during the 1966 tour.
Willie Aspinall gained two winners' medals while at Warrington, the 16âÂÂ5 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1965 Lancashire Cup Final at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 29 October 1965, and victory in the Lancashire League during the 1967âÂÂ68 season. He played , and scored a drop goal in Warrington's 2âÂÂ2 draw with St. Helens in the 1967 Lancashire Cup Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1967,but did not play in the replay.
He played on the , in Rochdale Hornets' 16âÂÂ27 defeat by Warrington in the 1973âÂÂ74 Player's No.6 Trophy Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 February 1974.
Willie Aspinall was inducted into the Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame in 2005.