Johnnie Baxter

John Baxter
Personal information
Full name John Baxter
Nickname Johnnie
Born c. 1881
Dalton-in-Furness, England
Died 7 January 1927 (aged 46)[1]
Rochdale, England
Playing information
Position Stand-off, Scrum-half

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
14 Dec 1901–≥11 Rochdale Hornets
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥14 Dec 1901–≥14 Dec 1901 Lancashire
1906–06 England 1 0 0 0 0
1908 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0

John "Johnnie" Baxter (c. 1881 – 7 January 1927) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a stand-off/five-eighth, or scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 6, or 7.

Playing career

International honours

Johnnie Baxter won a cap for England while at Rochdale Hornets in 1904 against Other Nationalities,[2] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Rochdale Hornets in 1908 against New Zealand.[3]

County honours

Johnnie Baxter represented Lancashire while at Rochdale Hornets.[4]

County Cup Final appearances

Around Johnnie Baxter's time there was Rochdale Hornets' 12–5 victory over Oldham in the 1911 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1911–12 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 2 December 1911, in front of a crowd of 20,000.

Club career

Johnnie Baxter made his début for Rochdale Hornets against Salford at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 14 December 1901.

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby League: Death of John Baxter". The Manchester Guardian. 8 January 1927. p. 17.
  2. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Fletcher, R. D. (1971). A Centenary History of the Rochdale Hornets Football Club, 1871-1971. p. 69. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012.
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