John Greenall

John "Johnny" Greenall (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for St. Helens Recs (captain), as a stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 6, or 7.[1]

John Greenall
Personal information
Full nameJohn Greenall
Bornunknown
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–28 St. Helens Recs 251 64 10 0 212
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1923 England 2 0 0 0 0
1922 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Playing career

International honours

Johnny Greenall won caps for England while at St. Helens Recs in 1923 against Wales (2 matches),[2] and won a cap for Great Britain while at St. Helens Recs in 1922 against Australia.[3]

County Cup Final appearances

Johnny Greenall played in St. Helens Recs' victory in the Lancashire County league during the 1926–27 season.

County Cup Final appearances

Johnny Greenall played scrum-half, and was captain in St. Helens Recs' 17-0 victory over Swinton in the 1923 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 November 1923.

Club career

Johnny Greenall made his début for St. Helens Recs against Swinton on Saturday 23 August 1919, and he played his last match for St. Helens Recs against Barrow at Little Park Roose, Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday 29 September 1928.[4]

He appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points. Consequently, prior to this date, drop-goals were often not explicitly documented; therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. Service, Alex (2015). They Bled Red Amber and Black - St. Helens Recreation R.L.F.C. - Player By Player - 1919–39. Wardleworths Bookshop ISBN na


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