Jack Woods (rugby league)
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Full name | John Tesseyman Woods[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 4 September 1907[2] Barrow, Lancashire[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 April 1965[1] Ince, Lancashire, England[4] | (aged 57)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Tesseyman Woods (4 September 1907 – 7 April 1965), also known by the nickname of "Tank", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Barrow, Warrington and Liverpool Stanley as a wing.[5]
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Woods spent most of his career at Barrow, and is sixth on the club's all time try scorers list with 139-tries.[7]
Woods made his début for Warrington on 3 February 1934, and he played his last match for Warrington on 31 August 1935.
International honours
[edit]Woods won caps for England while playing at Barrow in 1930 against Other Nationalities, in 1930 against Wales, in 1933 against Other Nationalities, and won a cap for Great Britain while playing at Barrow in 1933 against Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "North-West Wills". Liverpool Echo. 13 July 1965. p. 13.
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Jack Woods". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Barrows all time leading try scorers". barrowrlfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- 1907 births
- 1965 deaths
- Barrow Raiders players
- England national rugby league team players
- English rugby league players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Lancashire rugby league team players
- Liverpool City (rugby league) players
- Rugby league players from Lancashire
- Rugby league wingers
- Warrington Wolves players