| Mervyn Denton | |
| Fullname: | Mervyn John Denton |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Death Place: | Villawood, New South Wales, Australia |
| Year1start: | 1940 |
| Appearances1: | 12 |
| Tries1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 18 |
| Club2: | Balmain |
| Year2start: | 1943 |
| Appearances2: | 12 |
| Tries2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 31 |
| Year3start: | 1945 |
| Appearances3: | 9 |
| Tries3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 12 |
| Teama: | New South Wales |
| Yearastart: | 1939 |
| Yearaend: | 41 |
| Appearancesa: | 12 |
| Triesa: | 12 |
| Goalsa: | 1 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 38 |
| Teamb: | NSW Country |
| Yearbstart: | 1939 |
| Yearbend: | 44 |
| Appearancesb: | 4 |
| Triesb: | 3 |
| Goalsb: | 4 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 17 |
| Teamc: | NSW City |
| Yearcstart: | 1940 |
| Yearcend: | 43 |
| Appearancesc: | 2 |
| Triesc: | 5 |
| Goalsc: | 2 |
| Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
| Pointsc: | 19 |
| Source: | Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero |
Mervyn John Denton (1920–1980) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played in the NSWRFL, as a .
Denton played for Canterbury-Bankstown in 1940 and 1945 & Balmain in 1943 as club captain. Denton was a member of the Canterbury-Bankstown team that lost the 1940 Premiership Final to Eastern Suburbs.
He also represented New South Wales on 12 occasions between 1939 and 1943.[1]
He also moved to Young, New South Wales as captain-coach and represented NSW Country Firsts 1941-42 and 1944 while playing there.[2] [3] Young won the 1941 Group 9 Premiership during Denton's engagement.[4] [5]
He died at Villawood, New South Wales on 23 June 1980, aged 60.[6]