John Woodward (rugby league)
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| Full name | John Woodward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Woodward was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played for Balmain and was a foundation player of the club. Woodward also played one season for North Sydney.
Playing career
[edit]Woodward was a foundation player for Balmain in 1908 and competed in the club's first season which was also the first season of rugby league in Australia.
Woodward played with Balmain up until the end of 1913 and then joined North Sydney in 1915 playing 1 season for Norths before retiring.
Woodward played representative football for New South Wales in 1910 making 1 appearance against Queensland in the interstate series.
His brother, James Woodward also played first grade rugby league for Balmain and Annandale between 1911 and 1914.[2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Woodward - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "BIRCHGROVE PARK: 110 YEARS ON FROM ROUND ONE". Inside Sport.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
- ^ "AFL raid on the cradle of league". www.smh.com.au. 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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