Benjamin Johnson (rugby league)

Ben Johnson

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin W. Johnson
Born	unknown
Died	unknown
Playing information
Position	Wing, Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1912–15 Wakefield Trinity 74 16 11 0 50

Benjamin "Ben" W. Johnson (birth unknown – death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 196), as a wing, or forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums, he was permanently disabled during World War I.

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Ben Johnson played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Wakefield Trinity's 0-6 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1914 Challenge Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax, in front of a crowd of 19,000.

Club career

Ben Johnson made his début for Wakefield Trinity during September 1912, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.