John Walton (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Walton | |||||
| Nickname | Jack | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1905–≥10 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
John "Jack" Walton was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s playing 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 in the 1909 Challenge Cup final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909.[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 Cup final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.
Notable Tour Match Appearances
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.