Jack Hilton
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | John Hilton | |||||
Nickname | Jack | |||||
Born | [1] Wigan, England | 2 May 1921|||||
Died | 23 December 1998 77)[1] Wigan, England | (aged|||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Wing | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
Salford | ||||||
1942–54 | Wigan | 137 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
Total | 137 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 366 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1948–50 | England | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
1950 | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
John "Jack" Hilton (2 May 1921 – 23 December 1998) was an English rugby league player and director. He played as a winger at club level for Wigan, and at representative level for Great Britain and England. He later became a director at Wigan, and also had a spell as club chairman.
Playing career
Club career
Born in Wigan, Hilton started his professional career at Salford. In October 1939, he scored six tries in a game against Leigh, a joint club record for number of tries scored in a single match.[2] He later joined his hometown club Wigan, scoring 122 tries in 137 appearances.[1]
International honours
Jack Hilton won caps for England while at Wigan in 1949 against France, in 1950 against Wales, and France,[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1950 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches).[4]
County Cup final appearances
Jack Hilton played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, and scored a try in Wigan's 20–7 victory over Leigh in the 1949 Lancashire Cup final during the 1949–50 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1949.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Hadfield, Dave (29 December 1998). "Obituary: Jack Hilton". The Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Information & Honours". Salford Red Devils. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "1949-1950 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com