Complex sentence: Charles "Charlie" Townend was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, playing at club level for Hull, and was captain of Hull during the 1896--97 season.
Split into simpler sentences: Charles "Charlie" Townend was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at club level for Hull, and was captain of Hull during the 1896--97 season.