Philip Johnson (rugby league)

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Phil Johnson
Personal information
Full namePhilip Johnson
BornYorkshire, England
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–81 Castleford 288 86 0 0 258
1982–84 Featherstone Rovers 30+1 6 0 0 18
1983–92 Leigh 160 28 35 375
Total 479 120 35 0 651
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
12 Sep 1978 Yorkshire 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Philip Johnson is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford (Heritage № 526), Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 577), and Leigh (Heritage No. 752),[2][3][4] as a goal-kicking fullback, centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, or 6.[5][6][7]

Playing career[]

County honours[]

Philip Johnson won a cap playing as an interchange/substitute for Yorkshire while at Castleford in the 19-16 victory over Lancashire at Castleford's stadium on 12 September 1978.

County Cup Final appearances[]

Philip Johnson played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in Castleford's 17-7 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1977 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1977.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances[]

Philip Johnson played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in Castleford's 12-4 victory over Leigh in the 1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1976–77 season at Hilton Park, Leigh on Tuesday 14 December 1976.

Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances[]

Philip Johnson played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Castleford's 25-15 victory over Blackpool Borough in the 1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1976–77 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 22 January 1977.

Club career[]

Philip Johnson made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 22 August 1982, through injury, he did not play in Featherstone Rovers' 14-12 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1983 Challenge Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1983, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1983–84 season.

Testimonial match[]

Philip Johnson's Testimonial match at Castleford took place in 1980.

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
  6. ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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