John Goldthorpe (rugby league)
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Full name | John Goldthorpe | |||||||||||||||||||||
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John Goldthorpe was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 5), as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5, he played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Wakefield Trinity's first ever match in the Northern Union (now the Rugby Football League), the 0-11 defeat by Bradford F.C. during the inaugural 1895–96 season at Park Avenue, Bradford on Saturday 7 September 1895.[1]
References
- ^ "Heritage Numbers Released". wakefieldwildcats.co.uk. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.