Johnnie Baxter
John "Johnnie" Baxter (c. 1881 – 7 January 1927) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a fullback, stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 1, 6, or 7.[2]
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| Full name | John Baxter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1881 Dalton-in-Furness, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 January 1927 (aged 46)[1] Rochdale, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Stand-off, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
International honours
Baxter won a cap for England while at Rochdale Hornets in 1904 against Other Nationalities,[3] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Rochdale Hornets in 1908 against New Zealand.[4]
County honours
Baxter represented Lancashire while at Rochdale Hornets.[5]
County Cup Final appearances
Baxter played fullback in Rochdale Hornets' 12–5 victory over Oldham in the 1911–12 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1911–12 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 2 December 1911, in front of a crowd of 20,000.[6]
Club career
Baxter made his début for Rochdale Hornets against Salford at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 14 December 1901.
References
- "Rugby League: Death of John Baxter". The Manchester Guardian. 8 January 1927. p. 17.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- Fletcher, R. D. (1971). A Centenary History of the Rochdale Hornets Football Club, 1871-1971. p. 69. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012.
- Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 17 – 1911–12". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a