Louis Houghton
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Houghton | |||||
| Nickname | Lou | |||||
| Born | 1905 | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | prop, second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1924–30 | St. Helens | 233 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 1931–33 | Wigan | 96 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 329 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1927–31 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Louis "Lou" Houghton was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for St. Helens, and Wigan, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
Playing career
International honours
Lou Houghton won caps for England while at St Helens in 1927 against Wales, and while at Wigan in 1931 against Wales.[1]
County Cup final appearances
Lou Houghton played Right-prop, i.e. number 10, in St Helens's 10-2 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1926 Lancashire Cup final during the 1926–27 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 20 November 1926.
References
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Search for "Houghton" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Profile at saints.org.uk
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
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