First: | RU |
William Johnson | |
Fullname: | William Harold Johnson[1] |
Birth Date: | first ¼ 1916 |
Birth Place: | Newport district, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Death Date: | 13 June 1997 (aged 82) |
Death Place: | unknown |
Ru Club1: | Pill Harriers RFC |
Ru Year1start: | ≤1935 |
Ru Year1end: | ≤35 |
Ru Club2: | Newport RFC |
Ru Year2start: | ≤1935 |
Ru Year2end: | 35 |
Club1: | Huddersfield |
Year1start: | 1935 |
Year1end: | 41 |
Appearances1: | 196 |
Tries1: | 126 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 378 |
Teama: | Wales |
Yearastart: | 1938 |
Appearancesa: | 1 |
Teamb: | England |
Yearbstart: | 1941 |
Appearancesb: | 1 |
Triesb: | 0 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 0 |
New: | yes |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 11 June 2010 |
Source: | [2] [3] |
William Harold Johnson (first ¼ 1916 – 13 June 1997) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Pill Harriers RFC and Newport RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and England, and at club level for Huddersfield,[4] as a or .[5]
Bill Johnson's birth was registered in Newport district, Monmouthshire, he was the son of Thomas D. Johnson, and Elizabeth Francis, whose marriage was registered during second ¼ 1915 in Newport district, Monmouthshire, he died aged 82.
Bill Johnson won a cap for Wales while at Huddersfield in 1938, and won a cap for England in 1941.[2]
Bill Johnson played on the in Huddersfield's 18–10 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1938–39 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.