Name John Arkwright Died January 20, 1990 | Role Rugby league | |
John 'Big' "Jack" Arkwright (3 December 1902 — 20 January 1990) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, and 1940s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for St. Helens, and Warrington, as a Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, he is Warrington's oldest player aged-42.
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International honours
Jack Arkwright, won caps for England while at St Helens in 1933 against Other Nationalities, while at Warrington in 1936 against France, and Wales, in 1937 against France, in 1938 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1936 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand, and in 1937 against Australia (3 matches).
County Cup Final appearances
Jack Arkwright played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in St. Helens' 9-10 defeat by Warrington in the 1932 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932.
Honoured at St Helens RLFC and Warrington Wolves
Jack Arkwright is an inductee in both the St Helens RLFC Hall of Fame, and the Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame.
Genealogical information
Jack Arkwright is the father of the St. Helens Prop of the 1960s, John Arkwright, Jr.[1], and the grandfather of the rugby league footballer, Chris Arkwright.