John Fieldhouse (rugby league)
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Full name | John Fieldhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wigan, Lancashire, England | 28 June 1962||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Fieldhouse (born 28 June 1962) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and current coach. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan St Patricks ARLFC, Warrington (Heritage 803), Widnes (two spells), St. Helens, Oldham and Halifax, as a prop, hooker or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12,[1] and coached at club level for Oldham and Leigh East ARLFC.
Playing career
Club career
Fieldhouse moved from Warrington to Widnes as part of a deal for Andy Gregory, and then moved from Widnes to St. Helens in return for Harry Pinner. He went to play for Oldham,[3] Halifax, and South Wales.[4]
International honours
John Fieldhouse won caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1985 against New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1986 against France (2 matches), and Australia, and while at St. Helens against Australia.[1]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
John Fieldhouse played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in St. Helens' 18–19 defeat by Halifax in the 1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987.
County Cup Final appearances
John Fieldhouse played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Warrington's 16–0 victory over St. Helens in the 1982 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Oldham's 16–24 defeat by Warrington in the 1989 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 14 October 1989.
Genealogical information
John Fieldhouse is the father of the rugby league fullback for Halifax; Ryan Fieldhouse.
References
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Player Statistics". Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.