Name John McKeown Role Rugby league | Died September 5, 2006 | |
John J. McKeown (birth registered January→March 1926 – 5 September 2006) birth registered in Flimby, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain and Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven, as a fullback, i.e. number 1.
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International honours
John McKeown represented Great Britain while at Whitehaven in 1956 against France (non-Test match).
Along with William "Billy" Banks, Edward "Ted" Cahill, Gordon Haynes, Keith Holliday, William "Billy" Ivison, Robert "Bob" Kelly, George Parsons, and Edward "Ted" Slevin, John McKeown's only Great Britain appearance came against France prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as Test matches by the Rugby Football League, and consequently caps were not awarded.
Career records
John McKeown holds Whitehaven's "Most Career Appearances" record with 417 appearances, and Whitehaven's "Most Career Points" record with 2133 points.
Honoured at Whitehaven
John McKeown is a Whitehaven Hall Of Fame Inductee, and the clubhouse at the Recreation Ground is named the J. J. McKeown Bar