Bob Banham

John Robert "Bob" Banham (22 September 1912 – 20 December 1999),[2] was a professional rugby league footballer who represented the New Zealand national rugby league team and New South Wales City.

Bob Banham
Personal information
Full nameJohn Robert Banham
Born(1912-09-22)22 September 1912
Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Died20 December 1999(1999-12-20) (aged 87)
Mascot, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1936–37 South Sydney 16 5 0 0 15
1938–40 Mount Albert Lions
1941 South Sydney 14 3 0 0 9
Total 30 8 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937 New South Wales City 1 0 0 0 0
1938–39 Auckland
1939 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Banham played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Premiership, scoring five tries between 1936 and 1937. He represented New South Wales City in 1937.[1] In 1938 the Mount Albert Lions signed Banham as player-coach, with assistance from the Auckland Rugby League and New Zealand Rugby League.[3] He was named for New Zealand in 1939 but did not play a test, due to the cancellation of the 1939 tour of Great Britain.[4] He returned to Australia in September 1940 with the intention of joining the Australian forces.[3] In 1941 played several games for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and scored three tries.[1]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. BANHAM JOHN ROBERT : Service Number - N227584 : Date of birth - 22 Sep 1912 : Place of birth - GLENBROOK NSW : Place of enlistment - KINGSFORD : Next of Kin - BANHAM WILLIAM
  3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  4. BANHAM, John Robert - 1939 nzleague.co.nz


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