Johnnie Baxter Explained

John Baxter
Fullname:John Baxter
Birth Place:Dalton-in-Furness, England
Death Date:7 January 1927 (aged 46)[1]
Death Place:Rochdale, England
Club1:Rochdale Hornets
Year1start:1901
Year1end:≥11
Teama:Lancashire
Teamb:England
Yearbstart:1904
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Teamc:Great Britain
Yearcstart:1908
Appearancesc:1
Triesc:0
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:0
New:yes
Retired:yes
Source:[2] [3] [4]

John "Johnnie" Baxter (– 7 January 1927) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a, or .[2]

Playing career

International honours

Baxter won a cap for England while at Rochdale Hornets in 1904 against Other Nationalities,[3] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Rochdale Hornets in 1908 against New Zealand.[4]

County honours

Baxter represented Lancashire while at Rochdale Hornets.[5]

County Cup Final appearances

Baxter played in Rochdale Hornets' 12–5 victory over Oldham in the 1911–12 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1911–12 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 2 December 1911, in front of a crowd of 20,000.[6]

Club career

Baxter made his début for Rochdale Hornets against Salford at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 14 December 1901.

Notes and References

  1. News: Rugby League: Death of John Baxter. The Manchester Guardian. 8 January 1927. 17.
  2. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231336/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Baxter&submit=Go&c=England. 1 January 2012. 2 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233010/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Baxter&submit=Go&c=GB. 1 January 2012. 2 December 2013.
  5. Book: Fletcher. R. D.. 1971. A Centenary History of the Rochdale Hornets Football Club, 1871-1971. 69. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321205252/http://www.onwardhornetsonward.co.uk/centen/page72.htm. 21 March 2012.
  6. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 17 – 1911–12". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a