John Risman
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| Full name | John V. Risman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October→December 1944 (age 72–73) Salford, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John V. Risman (birth registered October→December 1944) birth registered in Salford district, is the President of Scotland Rugby League, and a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, and 1980s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Workington Town, Fulham, Blackpool Borough, and Carlisle, as a fullback, or centre, i.e. number 1, or, 3 or 4.[1] In the early 1980s, John Risman was a teacher of Geography and Physical education at Salterbeck School in Workington.[2]
Playing career
International honours
John Risman won 3 caps for Wales in 1978–1979 while at Workington Town.[3]
County Cup Final appearances
John Risman played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Workington Town's 16-13 victory over Wigan in the 1977 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1977, and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in the 13-15 defeat by Widnes in the 1978 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1978.
Genealogical information
John Risman is the son of the rugby league footballer Gus Risman, and the younger brother of the rugby league footballer Bev Risman.
References
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ Irving, Alan (11 February 2009). "Sport Is Just Part Of Johns DNA". Whitehaven: Whitehaven News.
When I was teaching with John Risman at Salterbeck School
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.