Jim Featherstone
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Full name | James J. Featherstone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Jim, Jimmy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
1923 Wigan, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
6 May 2014 (aged 91) [1] Wigan, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James J. Featherstone (1923[2] - 6 May 2014), also known as Jimmy Featherstone, birth registered in Wigan, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s, 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,[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1948 against Australia, on the 1950 Great Britain Lions tour against New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1952 against Australia (3 matches).[4]
Championship Final appearances
Jim Featherstone played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Warrington's 15-5 victory over Bradford Northern in the Championship Final during the 1947–48 season at Maine Road, Manchester.[5]
County Cup Final appearances
Jim Featherstone played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Warrington's 8-14 defeat by Wigan in the 1948 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948,[6] and played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in the 5-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1950 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950.[7]
Honoured at Warrington Wolves
Jim Featherstone is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[8]
References
- ↑ "In Memory of Jim Featherstone". Warrington Wolves. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "History of Warrington Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "1948-1949 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "1950-1951 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com
- Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk