Jimmy Hayton

James Hayton
Personal information
Full name James A. F. Hayton
Nickname Jimmy
Born July→September 1925 (age 91–92)
Cockermouth
Playing information
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1948–≥55 Workington Town
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cumberland
1949 England 1 0 0 0 0

James "Jimmy" A. F. Hayton (birth registered July→September 1925[1]) birth registered in Cockermouth district, is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s, playing at representative level for England, and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Jimmy Hayton won a cap for England while at Workington in 1949 against Other Nationalities.[2]

County honours

Jimmy Hayton represented Cumberland.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jimmy Hayton played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Workington Town's 18-10 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1952 Challenge Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093, and played right-prop in the 12-21 defeat by Barrow in the 1955 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954-55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513.

Genelaogical information

Jimmy Hayton's marriage to Eva (née Asbury) was registered during in October→December 1949 in Cockermouth district [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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