John Walton (rugby league)
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| Full name | John Walton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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John "Jack" Walton was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 115), as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Playing career
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Jack Walton played left-second-row, 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
Joseph Taylor played right-prop, 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
Jack Walton played left-prop, 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.