| First: | RU |
| Jack Read | |
| Birth Place: | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England |
| Death Date: | June 1989 (aged 86)[1] |
| Death Place: | Oldham, England |
| Club1: | Oldham |
| Year1start: | 1925 |
| Year1end: | 39/40 |
| Appearances1: | 463 |
| Tries1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Points1: | 50 |
| Ru Teama: | Gloucestershire |
| Ru Yearastart: | ≤1925 |
| Teama: | Rugby League XIII |
| Yearastart: | 1936 |
| Retired: | yes |
Jack Read (– June 1989) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Gloucestershire, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Rugby League XIII, and at club level for Oldham, as a .
Jack Read played in Oldham's 3-9 defeat by Swinton in the 1926 Challenge Cup Final during the 1925-26 season at Spotland Stadium, Rochdale, and played in the 26-7 victory over Swinton in the 1927 Challenge Cup Final during the 1926-27 season at Central Park, Wigan.
Jack Read made his début for Oldham against Hull FC on Friday 1 January 1926.
Jack Read is second on Oldham's all-time appearance list with 463 appearances, he is second to Joe Ferguson who has 627 appearances.
Jack Read is an Oldham Hall Of Fame Inductee.[2]