Jack Woods (rugby league) explained

Jack Woods
Fullname:John Tesseyman Woods[1]
Birth Date:4 September 1907[2]
Birth Place:Barrow, Lancashire[3]
Death Place:Ince, Lancashire, England[4]
Club1:Barrow
Year1start:≤1930
Year1end:34
Tries1:139
Club2:Warrington
Year2start:1934
Year2end:35
Appearances2:14
Tries2:5
Points2:15
Club3:Barrow
Year3start:1935
Year3end:≥35
Teama:Lancashire
Yearastart:1930
Yearaend:33
Appearancesa:9
Triesa:5
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:15
Teamb:England
Yearbstart:1930
Yearbend:33
Appearancesb:3
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:3
Teamc:Great Britain
Yearcstart:1933
Appearancesc:1
Triesc:1
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:3
Retired:yes
Source:[5]

John Tesseyman Woods (4 September 1907 – 7 April 1965), also known by the nickname of "Tank", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Barrow, Warrington and Liverpool Stanley as a .[5]

Playing career

Club career

Woods spent most of his career at Barrow, and is sixth on the club's all time try scorers list with 139-tries.[6]

Woods made his début for Warrington on 3 February 1934, and he played his last match for Warrington on 31 August 1935.

International honours

Woods won caps for England while playing at Barrow in 1930 against Other Nationalities, in 1930 against Wales, in 1933 against Other Nationalities, and won a cap for Great Britain while playing at Barrow in 1933 against Australia.

Notes and References

  1. News: North-West Wills . Liverpool Echo . 13 July 1965 . 13.
  2. 1939 England and Wales Register
  3. 1911 England Census
  4. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  5. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Barrows all time leading try scorers . barrowrlfc.com . 31 December 2011 . 1 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116072843/http://www.barrowrlfc.com/barrow_rugby_newsdetails.asp?newsID=432 . 16 January 2014 .