John Preston (rugby league)

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John Preston
Personal information
Full name John Preston
Nickname Jack
Born England
Playing information
Position Forwards
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1900–04 Swinton
1904–07 Warrington 103 14 89 0 220
Total 103 14 89 0 220
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1904–05 Lancashire 2
1905–1905 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

John "Jack" Preston was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, playing at representative level for England, and Lancashire and at club level for Swinton, and Warrington, as a Forward.

Playing careerr

International honours

Jack Preston won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1905 against Other Nationalities.[1]

County Honours

Jack Preston made 2 appearances for Lancashire, in the 1904/5 season.

Club career

Jack Preston was a goal kicking forward signed in 1904 from Swinton. He played in Swinton's 1900 Challenge Cup final win over Salford.

Jack Preston made his debut on 10/9/1904, made his final appearance on 28/9/1907, missed the 1905 Challenge Cup final 6-0 win over Hull Kingston Rovers through a knee injury.

He made 103 appearances for Warrington, scoring 14 tries and kicking 89 goals for 220 points.

In 1905/6 season he played in the first 40 matches of the season, only missing the final league match of the season.

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

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