John Henderson (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henderson | |||||
| Born | October→December 1929 Maryport, Cumberland, England | |||||
| Died | 19 February 2014 (aged 84) Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1950–Jan 55 | Workington Town | 106 | 13 | |||
| Jan 1955–58 | Halifax | |||||
| 1958–59 | York | 50 | ||||
| Total | 156 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≥1950–≤59 | Cumberland | 8 | ||||
| 1953 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
John Henderson (October→December 1929[1] — 19 February 2014)[2] born in Maryport, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, Halifax, and York, as a Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, he died in Huddersfield.
Playing career
International honours
John Henderson won a cap for England while at Workington Town in 1953 against Wales,[3] and was selected for the 1954 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, playing in eleven non-Test matches, including the abandoned match against New South Wales.
County honours
John Henderson represented Cumberland.
Rugby Football League Championship final appearances
John Henderson played in Halifax's 9-10 defeat by Hull in the 1955-56 Rugby Football League Championship final at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 12 May 1956, having previously missed-out on Workington Town's 1950-51 Rugby Football League Championship victory.[4]
Rugby League County League appearances
John Henderson played in Halifax's 1955–56 Yorkshire League victory.[4]
Challenge Cup final appearances
John Henderson played in Halifax's 2-13 defeat by St. Helens in the 1955-56 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 28 April 1956, having previously missed-out on Workington Town's 1951-52 Challenge Cup victory.[4]
County cup final appearances
John Henderson played, and was sent off, in Halifax's 10-10 draw with Hull in the 1955 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1955–56 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 October 1955, Halifax won the replay 7-0 at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 2 November 1955.
Club career
John Henderson was transferred from Workington Town to Halifax in 1955 for £2,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £113,900 in 2013).[5]
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Henderson, John On 19th : Obituary". bmdsonline.co.uk. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "John Henderson at rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk". rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- John Henderson at rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk
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