John Christopher WALKINGTON ¹

  General Notes:

Births Jun 1909
Walkington John Christopher Leeds 9b 469

From Hunslet Rugby League Football Club web site - hunslet.org.uk
Jack Walkington, a full back, has won as much fame as any Hunslet player, even including members of the four-cups team of 1908, the year of the "Terrible Six" forwards. He is an accomplished defender, his play being especially noticable on muddy ground, when his catching and fielding are clean and sure. Twenty-six years of age, he is in business for himself as a cabinet maker, and last season his work prevented him on going on two trips to France. His chief honours are a cup medal won at Wembley in 1934 and the captaincy of Yorkshire. He is 5 ft 9in. in height and weighs 12 st.

Walkington was selected for a Great Britain tour but did not go when the selectors changed their minds! He was Hunslet's first coach and was the last Hunslet captain to lead a side to victory at Wembley. Many older supporters talk about the kicking battles which were a feature of the game at that time and at which Walkington excelled.

Played first game for Hunslet v Halifax Mar 19th 1927
Post War Club Records
119 Goals 1931-32
11gls 1 try (25 pts.) v Featherstone Rovers April 29th, 1931
Benefit Match v Hull K R Jan 1st 1938


and from Hunslett Hawks RL web site http://www.hunslethawksrl.co.uk/halloffame.htm
Played 577 and kicked 577 goals, only Hunslet captain to lift the challenge cup and was also captain in the championship winning side of 1937/38
77 goals, only Hunslet captain to lift the challenge cup and was also captain in the championship winning

John married Ada Elvidge CLAY, daughter of John CLAY and Beatrice Olivia WILSON. (Ada Elvidge CLAY was born circa Mar 1902 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England ¹.)