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| Full name | John Stopford | |||||
| Nickname | Johnny | |||||
| Born | 23 August 1936 Wigan district, England |
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| Died | 21 August 1998 (aged 61) Wigan, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1957–1966 | Swinton | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1961–1966 | Great Britain | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
John "Johnny" Stopford (born 23 August 1936 in Wigan district[1] — died 21 August 1998 (aged 61) in Wigan) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and at club level for Swinton, playing on the Left-Wing, i.e. number 5. Johnny Stopford formed a highly successful Left-Wing partnership with his Centre and fellow Great Britain international Alan Buckley. Stopford toured Australasia in 1966 together with Lions teammates Buckley, Ken Gowers and Dave Robinson.[2]
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Johnny Stopford won caps for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1961 against France, in 1963 against France, and Australia (2 matches), in 1964 against France (2 matches), in 1965 against France, and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1966 against France (2 matches), and Australia.[3]
Johnny Stopford holds Swinton's "Most Tries in a Rugby League Season" record, with 42-tries scored during the 1963–64 season. However, Jim Valentine holds Swinton's "Most Tries in a Rugby Union Season" record, with 48-tries scored during the 1888–89 season.