John Henderson (rugby league)

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John Henderson
Personal information
Full nameJohn Henderson
Bornfourth ¼ 1929
Maryport, England
Died19 February 2014 (aged 84)
Huddersfield, England
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950–55 Workington Town 106 13
1955–58 Halifax
1958–59 York 50
Total 156 13 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1950–≤59 Cumberland 8
1953 England 1 0 0 0 0
1954 Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

John Henderson (fourth ¼ 1929[3] – 19 February 2014)[4] was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, Halifax (Heritage № 661) and York, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Background[]

John Henderson was born in Maryport, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 84 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career[]

International honours[]

John Henderson won a cap for England while at Workington Town in 1953 against Wales,[2] and was selected for the , playing in eleven non-Test matches, including the abandoned match against New South Wales.

County honours[]

John Henderson represented Cumberland.

Championship Final appearances[]

John Henderson played in Halifax's 9-10 defeat by Hull F.C. in the Championship Final during the 1955-56 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 12 May 1956, having previously missed-out on Workington Town's victory in the Championship during the 1950-51 season.[5]

County League appearances[]

John Henderson played in Halifax's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1955–56 season.[5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances[]

John Henderson played in Halifax's 2-13 defeat by St. Helens in the Challenge Cup Final during the 1955–56 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1956, having previously missed-out on Workington Town's victory Challenge Cup during the 1951-52 season at Wembley Stadium. London on Saturday 19 April 1952.[5]

County cup Final appearances[]

John Henderson played, and was sent off, in Halifax's 10-10 draw with Hull F.C. in the 1955 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1955–56 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 October 1955, consequently he did not play in Halifax's 7-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1955 Yorkshire County Cup Final replay during the 1955–56 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 2 November 1955.

Club career[]

John Henderson was transferred from Workington Town to Halifax in 1955 for £2,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £113,900 in 2013).[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Henderson, John On 19th : Obituary". bmdsonline.co.uk. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "John Henderson at rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk". rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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