John Scholfield (rugby union) explained

John Scholfield
Full Name:John Arthur Scholfield
Birth Date:6 April 1888
Birth Place:Lytham St Annes, England
Death Place:Barnstaple, England
School:Sedbergh School
University:University of Cambridge
Position:Centre
Repyears1:1911
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:3

John Arthur Scholfield (6 April 1888 – 14 September 1967) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Scholfield was born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, and attended Sedbergh School.[2]

A Cambridge rugby blue, Scholfield played locally for the Preston Grasshoppers and was capped for England as a centre three-quarter against Wales at Swansea in 1911.[3]

Scholfield was also a Lancashire Second XI cricketer and competed at the English Amateur Golf Championships, as did two brothers.[2]

In World War I, Scholfield served with the 6/7th Battalions of the Manchester Regiment and was held as a prisoner of war for the last nine months of the conflict.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tributes to J. A. Schofield at Prestbury . Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser . 29 September 1967.
  2. News: Mr J. A. Scholfield Well-known sportsman . Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser . 22 September 1967.
  3. News: J. A. Scholfield to Play for England . . 18 January 1911.