Jack Arkwright

John Arkwright (3 December 1902 – 20 January 1990), also known by the nickname of "Big Jack", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain England and Lancashire, and at club level for St. Helens and Warrington, as a prop or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums,[3] he is Warrington's oldest player aged-42.[7]

For other people with the same name, see John Arkwright.

John Arkwright
Personal information
Full nameJohn Arkwright
Born(1902-12-03)3 December 1902
Sutton, St Helens, Lancashire, England[1]
Died20 January 1990(1990-01-20) (aged 87)
Knowsley, Merseyside, England[2]
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928–34 St. Helens 174 39 21 0 159
1934–45 Warrington 164 30 4 0 98
Total 338 69 25 0 257
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1932–38 Lancashire 12 2 1 0 8
1933–38 England 5 1 4 0 11
1936–37 Great Britain 6 2 0 0 6
Source: [3][4][5]

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Playing career

International honours

Jack Arkwright, won caps for England while at St Helens in 1933 against Other Nationalities, while at Warrington in 1936 against France, and Wales, in 1937 against France, in 1938 against France,[4] and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1936 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand, and in 1937 against Australia (3 matches).[5] During the 1936 tour Arkwright achieved the unusual distinction of being dismissed twice in one game. Playing against Northern Districts he was dismissed for violent play. The opposing captain, J Kingston, appealed to the referee for Arkwright to continue to play. The referee rescinded the sending off but towards the end of the game dismissed Arkwright again for again punching an opponent.[8]

County honours

Jack Arkwright played left-prop, i.e. number 10, in Lancashire's 7-5 victory over Australia in the 1937–38 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Wednesday 29 September 1937, in front of a crowd of 16,250.[9]

Championship Final appearances

Jack Arkwright played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in St. Helens' 9-5 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1931–32 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 7 May 1932.

County Cup Final appearances

Jack Arkwright played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in St. Helens' 9-10 defeat by Warrington in the 1932 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932.

Club career

Jack Arkwright signed for St. Helens for a signing-on fee of £50, he was transferred from St. Helens to Warrington for a world record transfer fee for a forward of £800 on 1 October 1934, (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £146,100 in 2016).[10][11]

Honoured at St Helens RFC and Warrington RLFC

Jack Arkwright is an inductee in both the St Helens RFC Hall of Fame,[12] and the Warrington RLFC Hall of Fame.[13]

Genealogical information

Jack Arkwright was the father of the rugby league prop who played in the 1960s for St. Helens; John Arkwright Jr., and the grandfather of the rugby league footballer; Chris Arkwright.

References
  1. 1911 England Census
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. RL Record Keepers Club
  7. French, Ray (1989). 100 Great Rugby League Players. pg. 9. MacDonald Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-17578-2
  8. "Englishmen win". Cairns Post (10, 743). 16 July 1936. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Wilderspool hosts memorable win". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  10. "Profile at saints.org.uk". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  11. "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  12. "St Helens Hall of Fame". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  13. "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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