John Stephens (rugby league)

John Roland Stephens (born 2 September 1945) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Wigan (Heritage № 622) (two spells),[4] St. Helens (Heritage № 868) and Widnes (Heritage №) as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[2]

John Stephens
Personal information
Full nameJohn Roland Stephens[1]
Born (1945-09-02) 2 September 1945
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–70 Wigan 234 22 0 0 66
1970–74 St. Helens 128 16 0 0 48
1974–76 Widnes 27 2 1 0 8
1979 Wigan 4 1 0 0 3
Total 393 41 1 0 125
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–72 Lancashire 7
1969–70 England 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Background

John Stephens was born in Widnes, Lancashire, his birth was registered in Prescot, Lancashire, England, he was a restaurateur in Liverpool, as of 2018 he lives in Newcastle upon Tyne with his partner Judith. He doesn't talk to his 2 children nor his 4 grandchildren. for many years

Playing career

International honours

John Stephenswon caps for England while at Wigan in 1969 against Wales, and France, and in 1970 against France.[3]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

John Stephens played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in St. Helens' 16-13 victory over Leeds in the 1972 Challenge Cup Final during the 1971-72 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1972.

County Cup Final appearances

John Stephens played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Wigan's 16-13 victory over Oldham in the 1966 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 29 October 1966,[5] and played right-prop in Widnes' 6-2 victory over Salford in the 1974 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 2 November 1974.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

John Stephens played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Wigan's 7-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968,[6] and played left-prop in the 6-11 defeat by Leigh in the 1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 16 December 1969.

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References
  1. Morris, Graham (2005). Wigan Rugby League Football Club: 100 Greats. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7524-3470-4.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "1966-1967 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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