| Ben Johnson | |
| Fullname: | Benjamin W. Johnson |
| Birth Date: | unknown |
| Death Date: | unknown |
| Position: | , Forward |
| Club1: | Wakefield Trinity |
| Year1start: | 1912 |
| Year1end: | 15 |
| Appearances1: | 74 |
| Tries1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 50 |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 12 November 2013 |
Benjamin "Ben" W. Johnson (birth unknown – death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 196), as a, or forward (prior to the specialist positions of;), during the era of contested scrums, he was permanently disabled during World War I.[1]
Ben Johnson played, i.e. number 2, in Wakefield Trinity's 0-6 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1914 Challenge Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax, in front of a crowd of 19,000.[2]
Ben Johnson made his début for Wakefield Trinity during September 1912, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.