John Arkwright
Personal information
Full name	John Arkwright
Nickname	Big, Jack
Playing information
Position	Prop Forward, Second-row Forward
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1933–1934	St. Helens
1934–1945	Warrington
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1933–1938	England	5	1	4	0	11
1936–1937	Great Britain	6	2	0	0	6
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

John 'Big' "Jack" Arkwright is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for St. Helens, and Warrington, playing at Prop Forward, or Second-row Forward, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

[edit] International Honours

'Big' Jack Arkwright, won caps for England while at St Helens in 1933 against Other Nations; while at Warrington in 1936 against France, and Wales; in 1937 against France; in 1938 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1936 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand; and in 1937 against Australia (3 matches).^[1]

[edit] Honoured at Warrington Wolves

'Big' Jack Arkwright is an inductee in the Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame.

[edit] Genealogical Information

'Big' Jack Arkwright is the father of the St Helens RLFC Prop Forward of the 1960s, John Arkwright, Jr., and the grandfather of Great Britain, England, Lancashire, and St Helens RLFC, Centre/Stand-off/five-eighth/Loose forward/Lock of the 1970s, '80s and '90s, Chris Arkwright.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Profile at saints.org.uk
• Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com