John Barton (rugby league)
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| Full name | John Barton | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1956–1966 | Wigan | 277 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1960–1961 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
John Barton is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan, playing at Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
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[edit] International honours
John Barton won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1960 against France, and in 1961 against New Zealand.[1]
[edit] Challenge Cup final appearances
John Barton played Left-Prop in Wigan's 9–13 victory over Workington Town in the 1957–58 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 10 May 1958.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/John_Barton/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "1957-1958 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 2011-12-31. http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=436. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
[edit] External links
- International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
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