John Henderson (rugby league)

For other people named John Henderson, see John Henderson (disambiguation).

John Henderson

Personal information
Full name	John Henderson
Born	1929[1] Maryport, England
Died	February 2014 (aged 84)[2] Huddersfield, England
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1950–55 Workington Town 106 13 1955–58 Halifax 1958–59 York 50 Total 156 13 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≥1950–≤59 Cumberland 8 1953 England 1 0 0 0 0 1954 Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [3][4]

John Henderson (1929 – 2014) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, Halifax and York, as a prop, or second-row.

Background

John Henderson was born in Maryport, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 84 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

International honours

John Henderson won a cap for England while at Workington Town in 1953 against Wales,^[4] and was selected for the 1954 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, playing in eleven non-Test matches, including the abandoned match against New South Wales.

County honours

John Henderson represented Cumberland.

Championship final appearances

John Henderson played in Halifax's 9-10 defeat by Hull F.C. in the Championship Final during the 1955-56 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 12 May 1956, having previously missed-out on Workington Town's victory in the Championship during the 1950-51 season.^[1]

County League appearances

John Henderson played in Halifax's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1955–56 season.^[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

John Henderson played in Halifax's 2-13 defeat by St. Helens in the 1955–56 Challenge Cup Final during the 1955–56 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1956, having previously missed-out on Workington Town's victory in the 1951–52 Challenge Cup during the 1951-52 season at Wembley Stadium. London on Saturday 19 April 1952.^[1]

County cup Final appearances

John Henderson played, and was sent off, in Halifax's 10-10 draw with Hull F.C. in the 1955 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1955–56 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 October 1955, consequently he did not play in Halifax's 7-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1955 Yorkshire Cup Final replay during the 1955–56 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 2 November 1955.

Club career

John Henderson was transferred from Workington Town to Halifax in 1955 for £2,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £113,900 in 2013).^[5]

References

1. "John Henderson at rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk". rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
2. "Death of York RL forward John Henderson". York Press. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
5. "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

• John Henderson at rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk