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| Full name | John W. Etty | |||||
| Born | January→March 1927 (age 84–85) Batley, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1944–01/1955 | Batley | |||||
| 01/1955–1958 | Oldham | 150 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 1958–1961 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
| Total | 150 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 270 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1944–≥1961 | Yorkshire | ≥3 | ||||
| ≤1951–≥1960 | British Empire XIII | ≥1 | ||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
John W. Etty (born January→March 1927 (age 84–85) in Batley) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s who at representative level has played for British Empire XIII, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Batley, Oldham, and Wakefield Trinity, playing at Wing, or Centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.
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John Etty was a representative for the British Empire XIII while at Batley on 19 May 1951 against Wales XIII, and was an England "reserve to travel" while at Batley against France in 1946/47.
John Etty was selected for Yorkshire County XIII whilst at Batley during the 1947/48, 1948/49 and 1949/50 seasons.
John Etty played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Wakefield Trinity’s 38-5 victory over Hull in the 1959–60 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 14 May 1960.[1]
John Etty played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, and scored a try in Wakefield Trinity’s 16-10 victory over Huddersfield in the 1960–61 Yorkshire Cup final at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on 29 October 1960.[1]
Only five rugby league footballers have won "All Six Cups" during their career, they are; Aubrey Casewell (while at Salford and Leeds), Alan Edwards (while at Salford and Bradford Northern), John Etty (while at Oldham and Wakefield Trinity), Edward "Ted" Slevin (while at Wigan and Huddersfield), and Derek Turner (while at Oldham and Wakefield Trinity). "All Six Cups" being the Challenge Cup, Rugby Football League Championship, Lancashire Cup, Lancashire League, Yorkshire Cup, and Yorkshire League.[2]
John Etty is an Oldham Hall Of Fame Inductee.[3]
John Etty was a pupil at Batley Grammar School between 1937-43.
In June 2007 John Etty was invited to a reception for former Bevin Boys at the House of Commons, hosted by Gordon Banks MP, John Etty and wife Kath were introduced to the Prime Minister at No 10 Downing Street on 25 March 2008, with John Etty receiving his Bevin Boys’ Veterans Badge from Gordon Brown.
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