John Atkinson

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Thursday, 3rd October, 1946
Died
Saturday, 23rd December, 2017 (Aged 71 years and 81 days)
Place Of Birth
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Great Britain 37 29 -   - 87 30 6 2 81.08% List
World Cup 14 6 -   - 18 9 3 2 64.29% List
European Championship 7 5 -   - 15 5 1 1 71.43% List
Test Series 12 6 -   - 9 9 3 0 75.00% List
The Ashes 7 3 -   - 18 4 3 0 57.14% List
Tour Matches England 6 5 -   - 15 3 3 1 50.00% List
Yorkshire Cup 6 3 -   - 9 5 1 0 83.33% List
English Championship 53 13 -   - 39 26 27 0 49.06% List
Tour Matches Leeds Rhinos 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Regal Trophy 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Challenge Cup 6 4 -   - 12 3 3 0 50.00% List
Premiership Trophy 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
UK Second Division 2 1 -   - 4 0 2 0 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Great Britain 1968, 1970-73, 1978, 1980 26 12 -   - 36 19 6 1 73.08% List
England 1968-70, 1975, 1978 12 7 -   - 21 7 3 2 58.33% List
Overall1968-1980 38 19 0   0 57 26 9 3 68.42% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
England 1968-1975 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Great Britain 1968, 1970, 1972 10 5 -   - 15 7 2 1 70.00% List
England 1968-1975 4 1 -   - 3 2 1 1 50.00% List
Overall1968-1975 14 6 0   0 18 9 3 2 64.29% List


Club Career

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Leeds 1980/81 27 9 -   - 27 16 11 0 59.26% List
Leeds 1981/82 23 8 -   - 24 16 7 0 69.57% List
Carlisle 1982/83 18 3 -   - 9 2 16 0 11.11% List
Carlisle 1983/84 2 1 -   - 4 0 2 0 0.00% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Leeds 1980-81 50 17 -   - 51 32 18 0 64.00% List
Carlisle 1982-83 20 4 -   - 13 2 18 0 10.00% List
Overall1980-1983 70 21 0   0 64 34 36 0 48.57% List

Your Say

  • John Hirst
    30/08/2009

    Still the best winger for me.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1981-82, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1982-83, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1984-85