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| Born | 1930 Halifax, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1948–59 | Halifax | 252 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 1959–63 | Wakefield Trinity | 151 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Bradford Northern | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 415 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 195?–6? | Yorkshire | 10 | ||||
| 1953–55 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954–62 | Great Britain | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1963 | Bradford Northern | |||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Jack Wilkinson was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and coach of the 1960s. A classmate of wrestler Shirley Crabtree, he was a Great Britain international Prop, who played at club level for Halifax, Wakefield Trinity and Bradford Northern. He also represented Yorkshire, England, and Great Britain.
After retirement from rugby league Jack, together with his wife June, entered the licenced trade and ran West Yorkshire pubs including the Rose & Crown in Greetland, and The Maypole in Warley.
Jack Wilkinson is clearly visible as a rugby player in several scenes of the film This Sporting Life which starred Richard Harris.
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Jack Wilkinson won caps for England while at Halifax in 1953 against Other Nations, in 1955 against Other Nations, and won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1954 against Australia, and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1955 against New Zealand (3 matches), and while at Wakefield in 1959 against Australia, in 1960 against France (2 matches), New Zealand, France, and Australia, and in 1962 New Zealand.
Jack Wilkinson helped Great Britain to victory in the 1960 Rugby League World Cup, playing in all three games, and scoring a try in the 33-7 victory over France on Saturday 1 October 1960 at Swinton.
Jack Wilkinson also represented Great Britain while at Halifax between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[1]
Jack Wilkinson was selected for Yorkshire County XIII while at Halifax, and was selected for Yorkshire County XIII while at Wakefield Trinity during the 1959/60 season.[2]
Jack Wilkinson played Tighthead-Prop, i.e. number 10, in Halifax RLFC’s 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 1 May 1954, and the 4-18 defeat in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup final replay at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 5 May 1954 in front of a 102,569+ crowd, and played Loosehead-Prop, i.e. number 8, in Wakefield Trinity’s 38-5 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1959–60 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on the 14th May 1960, the 12-6 victory over Huddersfield in the 1961–62 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 12 May 1962, and the 25-10 victory over Wigan in the 1962–63 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 11 May 1963.[3]
Jack Wilkinson played Loosehead-Prop, i.e. number 8, in Wakefield Trinity’s 16-10 victory over Huddersfield in the 1960–61 Yorkshire Cup final at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on 29 October 1960.
Jack Wilkinson's Testimonial match at Halifax took place in 1958.
Jack Wilkinson coached Bradford Northern in 1963.
Jack Wilkinson is a Halifax RLFC Hall Of Fame Inductee.[4]
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