Jim Featherstone

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Jim Featherstone
Personal information
Full name James J. Featherstone
Nickname Jim, Jimmy
Born January→March 1923 (age 90–91)
Wigan, England
Playing information
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 14 st 00 lb (88.9 kg; 196.0 lb)
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1943–46 Wigan 58 9 0 0 27
1946–53 Warrington 240 47 2 1 147
1953–≥54 Belle Vue Rangers
1954–55 Wigan 39 4 0 0 12
1955–≥55 Rochdale Hornets
Total 337 60 2 1 186
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1943–≤55 Lancashire 6
1948–52 England 8 0 0 0 0
1948–52 Great Britain 6 1 0 3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

James "Jim"/"Jimmy" J. Featherstone (birth registered January→March 1923 (age 90–91) in Wigan[1]) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Wigan (twice), Warrington, Belle Vue Rangers, and Rochdale Hornets, as a Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Jim Featherstone won caps for England while at Warrington in 1948 against France, in 1949 against Wales, France (2 matches), and Other Nationalities, in 1950 against Wales (2 matches), in 1952 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1948 against Australia, in 1950 against New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1952 against Australia (3 matches).[3]

Rugby Football League Championship final appearances

Jim Featherstone played Left-Second-row, i.e number 11 in Warrington's 15-5 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1947-48 Rugby Football League Championship final at Maine Road, Manchester.[4]

Rugby League County Cup final appearances

Jim Featherstone played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10 in Warrington's 5-28 defeat to Wigan in the 1950–51 Lancashire Cup final at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950.[5]

Honoured at Warrington Wolves

Jim Featherstone is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  4. ↑ "History of Warrington Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  5. ↑ "1950-1951 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 

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