Albert Johnson (rugby league, born 1918)

Albert E. Johnson (17 July 1918 – 5 August 1998)[5] was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 434), as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.[1] He also appeared for St Helens[6] and Wigan as a World War II guest player.[7]

For other people named Albert Johnson, see Albert Johnson (disambiguation).
For the Australian rugby league footballer, and coach of the early 20th century, see Albert Johnston (rugby league).

Albert Johnson
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Edward Johnson
Born(1918-07-17)17 July 1918
Died5 August 1998(1998-08-05) (aged 80)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1939–51 Warrington 198 112 2 0 340
1940–40 → St Helens (guest) 1 1 0 0 3
1943–44 → Wigan (guest) 24 15 0 0 45
Total 223 128 2 0 388
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1944–47 England 11 6 0 0 18
1946–47 Great Britain 6 2 0 0 6
1946–47 Lancashire 4 2 0 0 6
Source: [1][2][3][4]

Playing career

International honours

Johnson won caps for England while at Warrington in 1944 against Wales, in 1945 against Wales (2 matches), in 1946 against France (2 matches), and Wales (2 matches), in 1947 against France (2 matches), and Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1946 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand, and in 1947 against New Zealand (3 matches).[3]

Challenge Final appearances

Albert Johnson played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Warrington's 19-0 victory over Widnes in the 1950–51 Challenge Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1950, in front of a crowd of 94,249.

County Cup Final appearances

Albert Johnson played left wing, i.e. number 5, and scored a try in Warrington's 8-14 defeat by Wigan in the 1948 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948,[8] and played left wing in the 5-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1950 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1950–51 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950.[9] He played 198 games for the club,[10] and is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[11]

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 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. RL Record Keeper's Club
  5. Thomson, Colin (2009). The Indomitables: The 1946 Rugby League Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. London League Publications. p. 138. ISBN 978-1903659-44-1.
  6. "Albert Johnson". Saints Heritage Society. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. Latham, Michael; Gate, Robert (1992). They played for Wigan. Adlington: Mike R.L. ISBN 978-0-9516098-2-8.
  8. "1948–1949 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. "1950-1951 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  10. "Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk". wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  11. "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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