John Walton (rugby league)
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| Full name | John Walton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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John "Jack" Walton was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 115), as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Playing career[edit]
Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]
Jack Walton played as a forward, i.e. number 11, in Wakefield Trinity's 17-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1909 Challenge Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909, in front of a crowd of 23,587.[2]
County Cup Final appearances[edit]
Joseph Taylor played as a forward, i.e. number 10, in Wakefield Trinity's 8-2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.
Notable tour matches[edit]
Jack Walton played as a forward, i.e. number 8, in Wakefield Trinity's 20-13 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 December 1908.
Notable tour matches[edit]
Jack Walton made his début for Wakefield Trinity during October 1902, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during the 1912–13 season.
References[edit]
- ^ Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1901347289
- ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9