Johnny Jones (rugby league)

Johnny Jones

Personal information
Full name	Johnny Jones
Born	c. 1919
Playing information
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	11 st 9 lb (74 kg)
Position	Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1937 Leeds 1937–48 Wakefield Trinity 125 30 2 0 94 Total 125 30 2 0 94 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Yorkshire

Johnny Jones (born c. 1919) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Leeds and Wakefield Trinity, as a stand-off.

Playing career

County honours

Johnny Jones won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Johnny Jones played stand-off in Wakefield Trinity's 13-12 victory over Wigan in the 1946 Challenge Cup Final 1945–46 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1946, in front of a crowd of 54,730.

County Cup Final appearances

Johnny Jones played at centre in Wakefield Trinity's 2-5 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1945 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1945–46 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 3 November 1945, and played stand-off in the 10–0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1946 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1946–47 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 31 November 1946.

Club career

Johnny Jones made his début for Wakefield Trinity during November 1937, 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.

External links

• Search for "Jones" at rugbyleagueproject.org