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词条 John Stopford (rugby league)
释义

  1. Background

  2. Playing career

     International honours  County Cup Final appearances  Career records 

  3. References

  4. External links

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John "Johnny" Stopford (23 August 1936[3] – 21 August 1998) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Swinton, as a {{rlp|lw}}, i.e. number 5. Johnny Stopford formed a highly successful left-wing partnership with his left-{{rlp|ce}}, and fellow Great Britain international; Alan Buckley.

Background

Johnny Stopford was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 61 in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Playing career

International honours

Johnny Stopford won caps for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1961 against France, in 1963 against France and Australia (2 matches), in 1964 against France (2 matches), in 1965 against France, and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1966 against France (2 matches), and on the 1966 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia.[1]

Four Swinton ("the Lions") players took part in the 1966 Great Britain Lions tour to Australasia, they were; Alan Buckley, Ken Gowers (vice-captain), Dave Robinson, and John Stopford.[4]

County Cup Final appearances

About Johnny Stopford's time, there was Swinton's 9-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1960 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1960–61 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 29 October 1960, the 9-25 defeat by St. Helens in the 1961 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1961–62 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 11 November 1961, the 4-7 defeat by St. Helens in the 1962 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1962–63 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 27 October 1962, and the 4-12 defeat by St. Helens in the 1964 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964.

Career records

Johnny Stopford holds Swinton's "Most Tries in a rugby league Season" record, with 42-tries scored during the 1963–64 season. However, Jim Valentine holds Swinton's "Most Tries in a rugby union Season" record, with 48-tries scored during the 1888–89 season.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/john-stopford/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19950000000000/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Surname&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=9KEo9JgFPrUg2ymqyoWjvA&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-john-stopford-1200359.html|title=Obituary: John Stopford|publisher=independent.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}

External links

  • ![https://web.archive.org/web/20180426213543/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Stopford&submit=Go&c=GB Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)]
  • (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20100705222814/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7183411 Championship winning team of 1964]
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7 : 1936 births|1998 deaths|English rugby league players|Great Britain national rugby league team players|Sportspeople from Wigan|Rugby league wingers|Swinton Lions players

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