John Tembey

John Tembey
Personal information
Full name John Tembey
Born (1936-09-11)11 September 1936
Whitehaven district (Kells), Cumberland, England
Died 29 July 1994(1994-07-29) (aged 57)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1962–62 Whitehaven
1962–65 St. Helens 137 20 0 0 60
≥1965–≥65 Warrington
Total 137 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: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

John Tembey (11 September 1936 in Whitehaven district (Kells)[1] – 29 July 1994) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven, St. Helens, and Warrington, as a Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12.

Playing career

International honours

John Tembey won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1963 against Australia, and in 1964 against France.[2]

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 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 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 Cup final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964.

Honoured at Whitehaven

John Tembey is a Whitehaven Hall Of Fame Inductee.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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