Jack Preston

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John Preston
Personal information
Full nameJohn Preston
Born31 March 1878
Lancashire, England
Diedunknown
Playing information
Position Forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
≤1900–04 Swinton
1904–07 Warrington 10314890220
Total10314890220
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1904–05 Lancashire 2
1905–05 England 10000
Source: [1] [2]

John Preston (born 31 March 1878) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton and Warrington, as a forward. [1]

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Playing career

International honours

Jack Preston won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1905 against Other Nationalities. [2]

County Honours

Jack Preston made 2 appearances for Lancashire, in the 1904/5 season.

Club career

Jack Preston was a goal kicking forward signed in 1904 from Swinton. He played in Swinton's 1900 Challenge Cup final win over Salford.

Jack Preston made his début for Warrington on Saturday 10 September 1904, he missed the 6–0 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1905 Challenge Cup Final through a knee injury, and he made his last appearance for Warrington on Saturday 28 September 1907.

He made 103 appearances for Warrington, scoring 14 tries and kicking 89 goals for 220 points.

In 1905/6 season he played in the first 40 matches of the season, only missing the final league match of the season.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.