Jim Jolley

For the Scottish born Canadian Saddler, harnessmaker, and politician, see James Jolley.
James Jolley
Personal information
Full name James Jolley
Nickname Jim
Playing information
Position Stand-off/Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1908–≥09 Runcorn RLFC
22 Feb 1919–11 Sep 20 Warrington 40 3 5 0 19
Total 40 3 5 0 19
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–09 England 3 1 2 0 7
1908 Great Britain 3 1 1 0 5
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
circa-1909 Leigh
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

James "Jim" Jolley was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, and coach of the 1900s and 1910s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Runcorn RLFC, and Warrington as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6, and coaching at club level for Leigh, where he was the club's first coach.

International honours

Jim Jolley won caps for England while at Runcorn RLFC in 1908 against Wales, and in 1909 against Australia (2 matches),[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Runcorn RLFC in 1908 against New Zealand (3 matches).[2]

Only eighteen players have ever scored drop goals for Great Britain, they are; Tommy Bishop (3), Lee Crooks (1), Jonathan Davies (2), Bobbie Goulding (1), Ken Gowers (1), John Gray (1), Neil Holding (1), John Holmes (2), Syd Hynes (3), Jim Jolley (1), Sean Long (1), Roger Millward (1), Steve Nash (1), Harry Pinner (1), Garry Schofield (7), Paul Sculthorpe (2), Jim Sharrock (1), and Tony Smith (1).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Drop Goal Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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