Name Jack Hilton Role Impresario | Movies She Shall Have Music | |
Died January 29, 1965, London, United Kingdom Albums The Band That Jack Built, Day is Done Similar People Sam Browne, Carroll Gibbons, Jack Jackson, Henry Hall, Billy Ternent | ||
Happy as the day is long 1933 jack hilton and his orchestra
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.
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- Happy as the day is long 1933 jack hilton and his orchestra
- Club career
- International honours
- Challenge Cup Final appearances
- County Cup Final appearances
- References
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. He later joined his hometown club Wigan, scoring 122 tries in 137 appearances.
International honours
Jack Hilton won caps for England while at Wigan in 1949 against France, in 1950 against Wales, and France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1950 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches).
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Jack Hilton played left wing, i.e. number 5, and scored a try in Wigan's 8-3 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1948 Challenge Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1948, in front of a crowd of 91,465.
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 County Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1949.