# Jack Arkwright

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GB & England international rugby league footballer

For other people with the same name, see [John Arkwright](/source/John_Arkwright_(disambiguation)).

Jack Arkwright Personal information Full name John Arkwright Born (1902-12-03)3 December 1902 Sutton, St Helens, Lancashire, England[1] Died 20 January 1990(1990-01-20) (aged 87) Knowsley, Merseyside, England[2] Playing information Position Prop, Second-row Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1928–34 St. Helens 174 39 21 0 159 1934–45 Warrington 164 30 4 0 98 Total 338 69 25 0 257 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1932–38 Lancashire 12 2 1 0 8 1933–38 England 5 1 4 0 11 1936–37 Great Britain 6 2 0 0 6 Source: [3][4] Relatives Chris Arkwright (grandson)

**John Arkwright** (3 December 1902 – 20 January 1990) was an English professional [rugby league](/source/Rugby_league) footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_national_rugby_league_team) [England](/source/England_national_rugby_league_team) and [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_rugby_league_team), and at club level for [St. Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.) and [Warrington](/source/Warrington_Wolves), as a [prop](/source/Rugby_league_positions#prop_forward) or [second-row](/source/Rugby_league_positions#Second-row_forward).[3]

## Playing career

### Club career

Arkwright signed for [St. Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.) for a signing-on fee of £50.

Arkwright played left-[second-row](/source/Rugby_league_positions#Second-row_forward) in [St. Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.)' 9–5 victory over [Huddersfield](/source/Huddersfield_Giants) in the [Championship](/source/Rugby_Football_League_Championship) Final during the [1931–32 season](/source/1931%E2%80%9332_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season#Championship_play-off) at [Belle Vue](/source/Belle_Vue_(Wakefield)), [Wakefield](/source/Wakefield) on Saturday 7 May 1932.

Arkwright played left-[second-row](/source/Rugby_league_positions#Second-row_forward) in [St. Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.)' 9–10 defeat by [Warrington](/source/Warrington_Wolves) in the [1932 Lancashire Cup](/source/1932_Lancashire_Cup) Final during the [1932–33 season](/source/1932%E2%80%9333_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Central Park](/source/Central_Park_(Wigan)), [Wigan](/source/Wigan) on Saturday 19 November 1932.

Arkwright was transferred from St. Helens to Warrington for a world record [transfer fee](/source/Transfer_fee) for a forward of £800 on 1 October 1934, (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £146,100 in 2016).[5][6]

He made his final appearance for Warrington in 1945, making him the club's oldest player at the age of 42.[7]

### Representative honours

Arkwright, won [caps](/source/Cap_(sport)) for [England](/source/England_national_rugby_league_team) while at St Helens in 1933 against [Other Nationalities](/source/Other_Nationalities_rugby_league_team), while at Warrington in 1936 against France, and Wales, in 1937 against France, in 1938 against France, and won [caps](/source/Cap_(sport)) for [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_national_rugby_league_team) while at Warrington in 1936 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand, and in 1937 against Australia (3 matches). During the [1936 tour](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1936_Great_Briton_Lions_tour&action=edit&redlink=1) Arkwright achieved the unusual distinction of being dismissed twice in one game. Playing against Northern Districts he was dismissed for violent play. The opposing captain, J Kingston, appealed to the referee for Arkwright to continue to play. The referee rescinded the sending off but towards the end of the game dismissed Arkwright again for punching an opponent.[8]

Arkwright played left-[prop](/source/Rugby_league_positions#prop_forward) in [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_rugby_league_team)'s 7-5 victory over [Australia](/source/Australia_national_rugby_league_team) in the [1937–38 Kangaroo tour](/source/1937%E2%80%9338_Kangaroo_tour) match at [Wilderspool Stadium](/source/Wilderspool_Stadium), [Warrington](/source/Warrington) on Wednesday 29 September 1937, in front of a crowd of 16,250.[9]

## Honoured at St Helens RFC and Warrington RLFC

Jack Arkwright is an inductee in both the St Helens RFC Hall of Fame,[10] and the Warrington RLFC Hall of Fame.[11]

## Personal life

Jack Arkwright's son, [Jack Arkwright Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Arkwright_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1), played [rugby league](/source/Rugby_league) for [Warrington](/source/Warrington_Wolves) between 1959 and 1962, and his grandson, [Chris Arkwright](/source/Chris_Arkwright), played for [St Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.) in the 1980s.[12]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *1911 England Census*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007*

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org_3-1) ["Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"](http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jack-arkwright/summary.html). rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Player Summary: Jack Arkwright"](https://www.rugbyleaguerecords.online/playersummary.php?tselect=8712). *Rugby League Records*. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club. Retrieved 1 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Profile_at_saints.org.uk_5-0)** ["Profile at saints.org.uk"](http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/player.php?num=14806). saints.org.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Measuring_Worth_-_Relative_Value_of_UK_Pounds_6-0)** ["Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds"](http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare). Measuring Worth. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** French, Ray (1989). *100 Great Rugby League Players*. pg. 9. MacDonald Queen Anne Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-356-17578-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-356-17578-2)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cairns_Post_160736_8-0)** ["Englishmen win"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41760397). *[Cairns Post](/source/Cairns_Post)*. No. 10, 743. 16 July 1936. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Wilderspool_hosts_memorable_win_9-0)** ["Wilderspool hosts memorable win"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100114200451/http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=259&featcat_id=32). totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from [the original](http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=259&featcat_id=32) on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-St_Helens_Hall_of_Fame_10-0)** ["St Helens Hall of Fame"](http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=13). saints.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Hall_of_Fame_at_Wire2Wolves.com_11-0)** ["Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120224153947/http://www.wire2wolves.com/halloffame.php?player_id=11&browse_level=2). wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.wire2wolves.com/halloffame.php?player_id=11&browse_level=2) on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Fuller, Eddie; Slater, Gary (2002). [*Warrington Rugby League Football Club: 100 greats*](https://archive.org/details/warringtonrugbyl0000full/page/8/mode/2up?view=theater). Stroud: Tempus. p. 9. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7524-2414-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7524-2414-9) – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive).

## External links

- [Profile at saints.org.uk](http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/player.php?num=14806)

- (archived by web.archive.org) [Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20120224153947/http://www.wire2wolves.com/halloffame.php?player_id=11&browse_level=2)

- [Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk](http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Arkwright) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185415/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Arkwright) 8 May 2018 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

v t e St Helens RLFC squad – 1931–32 Championship Final winners 1 George Lewis 2 Roy Hardgrave 3 Billy Mercer 4 Tom Winnard 5 Bob Jones 6 Jack Garvey 7 Harry Frodsham 8 Bob Atkin 9 Dave Cotton 10 Ebor Hill 11 Jack Arkwright 12 Ben Halfpenny 13 Walter Groves

v t e Warrington squad – 1937–38 Lancashire Cup Final winners 1 Les Jones 2 Jack Garratt/J. W. Garrett 3 Dave Brown 4 Bill Shankland (c) 5 Islwyn Davies 6 Mel De Lloyd 7 Francisco "Frank" Cueto 8 Sammy Hardman 9 Dave Cotton 10 Jack Miller 11 Jack Arkwright 12 Ivor Bennett 13 William "Bill" Chapman/William "Bill" Chapman Coach: Chris Brockbank

v t e St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame Inductees John "Jack" Arkwright Frank Barrow Billy Benyon Tommy Bishop Frank Carlton Eric Chisnall Harry Cook Kel Coslett Bob Dagnall Bernard Dwyer Alf Ellaby Les Fairclough Ray French Doug Greenall Jeff Heaton Neil Holding Dick Huddart Les Jones Chris Joynt Vince Karalius Len Killeen Barry Ledger Steve Llewellyn Paul Loughlin John Mantle Tommy Martyn Roy Mathias Stan McCormick Glyn Moses Alex Murphy Paul Newlove George Nicholls George Parsons Geoff Pimblett Harry Pinner Alan Prescott Austin Rhodes Wilf Smith Jim Stott Jim Sullivan Abe Terry Tom van Vollenhoven John Warlow Cliff Watson Phil Veivers

v t e Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame Inductees Bob Anderton Jack Arkwright Kevin Ashcroft Willie Aspinall Harry Bath Brian Bevan John Bevan Alf Boardman Les Boyd Brian Brady Lee Briers Alastair Brindle Ernie Brookes Jim Challinor Dave Chisnall Paul Cullen Billy Cunliffe George Dickenson Billy Dingsdale Ronnie Duane Bob Eccles Jackie Edwards Jim Featherstone Jackie Fish Mark Forster Eric Fraser Laurie Gilfedder Brian Glover Parry Gordon Bobby Greenough Mike Gregory Jack Hamblett Gerry Helme Steve Hesford Billy Holding Bob Jackson Albert Johnson Ken Kelly Tommy Martyn Jack Miller Alex Murphy Albert Naughton Mike Nicholas Harold Palin Alf Peacock Ray Price Bob Ryan Gary Sanderson Bill Shankland Frank Shugars Arthur Skelhorn George Thomas Tommy Thompson Jim Tranter Bobby Wanbon Derek Whitehead

v t e Great Britain squad – 1936 tour to Australia & New Zealand Jim Brough (c) Jack Arkwright Tommy Armitt Arthur Atkinson Billy Belshaw Harry Beverley Stan Brogden Gwyn Davies Alan Edwards Harold Ellerington Mick Exley Harry Field Fred Harris Martin Hodgson Barney Hudson Emlyn Jenkins Hal Jones Tommy McCue Jack Miller Jack Morley Gus Risman Nat Silcock Stanley Smith Alec Troup Billy Watkins Harry Woods Mr R. F. Anderton (manager) Mr W. Poppleton (manager)

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