John Tembey

John Tembey (11 September 1936[2] – 29 July 1994) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven (two spells), St. Helens and Warrington, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12.

John Tembey
Personal information
Full nameJohn Tembey
Born(1936-09-11)11 September 1936
Whitehaven district (Kells), Cumberland, England
Died29 July 1994(1994-07-29) (aged 57)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1962–62 Whitehaven
1962–65 St. Helens 137 20 0 0 60
Oct 1965–Mar 66 Warrington 13 0 0 0 0
≥Mar 1966–≥Mar 66 Whitehaven 13 0 0 0 0
Total 163 20 0 0 60
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1962–≥65 Cumberland
1963–64 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Background

John Tembey's birth was registered in Whitehaven district (Kells), Cumberland, England, and he died aged 57.

Playing career

International honours

John Tembey won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1963 against Australia, and in 1964 against France.[1]

County honours

John Tembey represented Cumberland.

County Cup Final appearances

John Tembey played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in St. Helens' 7-4 victory over Swinton in the 1962 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1962–63 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 27 October 1962, played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in the 15-4 victory over Leigh in the 1963 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 26 October 1963, and played left-prop in the 12-4 victory over Swinton in the 1964 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964.

Notable tour matches

John Tembey played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Whitehaven's 14-11 victory over Australia in the 1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Saturday 20 October 1956, in front of a crowd of 10,917.[3]

Honoured at Whitehaven

John Tembey is a Whitehaven Hall of Fame Inductee.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "When Haven beat the Aussies". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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