John McKeown (rugby league)
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| Full name | John J. McKeown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Mac, J. J. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
January→March 1926 Flimby, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 September 2006 (aged 80) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John J. McKeown (birth registered January→March 1926[1] – 5 September 2006) birth registered in Flimby, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain and Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven, as a fullback, i.e. number 1.
Playing career
International honours
John McKeown represented Great Britain while at Whitehaven in 1956 against France (non-Test match).[2]
Along with William "Billy" Banks, Edward "Ted" Cahill, Gordon Haynes, Keith Holliday, William "Billy" Ivison, Robert "Bob" Kelly, George Parsons, and Edward "Ted" Slevin, John McKeown's only Great Britain appearance came against France prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as Test matches by the Rugby Football League, and consequently caps were not awarded.[2]
Career records
John McKeown holds Whitehaven's "Most Career Appearances" record with 417 appearances, and Whitehaven's "Most Career Points" record with 2133 points.[3]
Honoured at Whitehaven
John McKeown is a Whitehaven Hall Of Fame Inductee, and the clubhouse at the Recreation Ground is named the J. J. McKeown Bar
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- 1 2 Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 [Page-110]. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
- ↑ "Whitehaven at greyhoundderby.com". greyhoundderby.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Whitehaven mourn legend McKeown
- The Immortals...and the Hall of Fame
- Great Games of the Past
- Club History
- When Haven beat the Aussies