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John Atkinson

Playing Career

List of Games

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Year Date Competition Round   Team   Score Opposition Coach(es) Captain(s) Venue Crowd Number Pos Scoring  
1968 Jun 2 World Cup 1968 Round 2 A * Great Britain L 2-7 France C Hutton B Risman Carlaw 15,760 #5 Wing   View
1968 8 World Cup 1968 Round 3 H * Great Britain W 38-14 New Zealand C Hutton B Risman SCG 14,105 #4 Wing   View
1968 13 Lions World Cup Tour 1968 Round 4 A * Great Britain W 28-10 Toowoomba C Hutton   Clive Berghofer   #5 Wing T: 2 View
1968 15 Lions World Cup Tour 1968 Round 5 A Great Britain W 33-18 QLD Firsts C Hutton B Risman Lang Park 12,384 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1968 16 Lions World Cup Tour 1968 Round 6 A Great Britain W 25-2 North QLD C Hutton B Risman T'ville Sports 7,173 #5 Wing   View
1968 17 Lions World Cup Tour 1968 Round 7 A Great Britain W 33-5 North West QLD C Hutton B Risman Alec Inch Oval 2,385 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1968 Nov 7 H England L 17-24 Wales     The Willows 6,002 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1969 Oct 18 European Championship 1969/70 Round 1 H England W 40-23 Wales     Headingley 8,355 #5 Wing   View
1969 25 European Championship 1969/70 Round 1 H England D 11-11 France     Central Park 4,568 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1970 Feb 24 European Championship 1969/70 Round 2 H England W 26-7 Wales   B Seabourne Headingley 9,393 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1970 Mar 15 European Championship 1969/70 Round 2 A England L 9-14 France   B Seabourne Minimes 6,587 #5 Wing   View
1970 May 22 Lions Tour 1970 Round 1 A Great Britain W 35-12 Northern Territory J Whiteley F Myler Richardson 3,000 #5 Wing   View
1970 24 Lions Tour 1970 Round 2 A Great Britain W 23-20 North QLD J Whiteley C Watson T'ville Sports 7,890 #5 Wing   View
1970 28 Lions Tour 1970 Round 4 A Great Britain W 45-7 Wide Bay J Whiteley   Wondai Sports 3,344 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1970 30 Lions Tour 1970 Round 5 A Great Britain W 32-7 QLD Firsts J Whiteley F Myler Lang Park 17,071 #5 Wing   View
1970 Jun 6 Ashes Series 1970 Round 1 A Great Britain L 15-37 Australia J Whiteley F Myler Lang Park 42,807 #5 Wing   View
1970 13 Lions Tour 1970 Round 9 A Great Britain D 17-17 NSW Firsts J Whiteley F Myler SCG 31,509 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1970 20 Ashes Series 1970 Round 2 A Great Britain W 28-7 Australia J Whiteley F Myler SCG 60,962 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1970 21 Lions Tour 1970 Round 12 A Great Britain W 40-11 Western Division J Whiteley   Bathurst 4,400 #5 Wing T: 2 View
1970 23 Lions Tour 1970 Round 13 A Great Britain W 26-7 Sydney Colts J Whiteley A Hardisty Endeavour 14,046 #5 Wing   View
1970 28 Lions Tour 1970 Round 15 A Great Britain W 12-11 Riverina J Whiteley F Myler Robertson Oval 11,000 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1970 Jul 4 Ashes Series 1970 Round 3 A Great Britain W 21-17 Australia J Whiteley F Myler SCG 61,258 #5 Wing T: 2 View
1970 8 Lions Tour 1970 Round 18 A Great Britain W 42-17 Northern XIII J Whiteley F Myler Tokoroa Memorial 3,546 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1970 11 New Zealand vs Great Britain 1970 Round 1 A Great Britain W 19-15 New Zealand J Whiteley F Myler Carlaw 15,948 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1970 14 Lions Tour 1970 Round 20 A Great Britain W 60-8 Wellington J Whiteley A Hardisty Basin Reserve 859 #5 Wing T: 3 View
1970 19 New Zealand vs Great Britain 1970 Round 2 A Great Britain W 23-9 New Zealand J Whiteley F Myler Addington 8,600 #5 Wing   View
1970 21 Lions Tour 1970 Round 22 A Great Britain W 57-2 West Coast J Whiteley A Hardisty Wingham Park 676 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1970 25 New Zealand vs Great Britain 1970 Round 3 A Great Britain W 33-16 New Zealand J Whiteley F Myler Carlaw 13,137 #5 Wing   View
1970 27 Lions Tour 1970 Round 24 A Great Britain W 23-8 Auckland J Whiteley   Carlaw 6,074 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1970 Oct 24 World Cup 1970 Round 2 H Great Britain W 11-4 Australia J Whiteley F Myler Headingley 15,169 #5 Wing   View
1970 28 World Cup 1970 Round 4 H Great Britain W 6-0 France J Whiteley F Myler Wheldon Road 8,958 #5 Wing   View
1970 31 World Cup 1970 Round 5 H Great Britain W 27-17 New Zealand J Whiteley D Laughton Station Road 5,609 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1970 Nov 7 World Cup 1970 Final A * Great Britain L 7-12 Australia J Whiteley F Myler Headingley 18,776 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1971 Feb 7 A Great Britain L 8-16 France   S Hynes Minimes 14,960 #5 Wing   View
1971 Mar 17 H Great Britain W 24-2 France   D Laughton Knowsley 7,783 #5 Wing   View
1971 Nov 6 Great Britain vs New Zealand 1971 Round 3 H Great Britain W 12-3 New Zealand   R Millward Headingley 5,479 #5 Wing T: 2 View
1972 Feb 6 A Great Britain W 10-9 France J Challinor C Sullivan Municipal 11,508 #5 Wing   View
1972 Mar 12 H Great Britain W 45-10 France J Challinor C Sullivan Odsal 7,313 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1972 Oct 29 World Cup 1972 Round 2 H Great Britain W 27-21 Australia J Challinor C Sullivan Gilbert Brutus 6,324 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1972 Nov 1 World Cup 1972 Round 3 A Great Britain W 13-4 France J Challinor C Sullivan Alpes 5,321 #5 Wing   View
1972 4 World Cup 1972 Round 5 H Great Britain W 53-19 New Zealand J Challinor C Sullivan Hameau 7,500 #5 Wing T: 2 View
1972 11 World Cup 1972 Final A * Great Britain D 10-10 Australia J Challinor C Sullivan Gerland 4,231 #5 Wing   View
1973 Nov 3 Ashes Series 1973/74 Round 1 H Great Britain W 21-12 Australia J Challinor C Sullivan Wembley 9,874 #5 Wing   View
1973 24 Ashes Series 1973/74 Round 2 H Great Britain L 6-14 Australia J Challinor C Sullivan Headingley 16,674 #5 Wing   View
1974 May 26 Lions Tour 1974 Round 1 A Great Britain W 41-2 Darwin J Challinor   Richardson 6,500 #5 Wing T: 3 View
1974 30 Lions Tour 1974 Round 2 A Great Britain W 30-5 North QLD J Challinor   Parramatta Park 7,588 #2 Wing T: 1 View
1974 Jun 6 Lions Tour 1974 Round 5 A Great Britain W 36-8 Ipswich J Challinor C Hesketh Ipsw. Showground 3,778 #5 Wing T: 2 View
1974 9 Lions Tour 1974 Round 6 A Great Britain W 13-12 QLD Firsts J Challinor C Hesketh Lang Park 26,000 #9 Wing   View
1974 16 Lions Tour 1974 Round 8 A Great Britain W 42-16 Toowoomba J Challinor   Clive Berghofer 4,160 #2 Wing T: 1 View
1974 18 Lions Tour 1974 Round 9 A Great Britain L 15-20 Brisbane Firsts J Challinor C Hesketh Lang Park 7,880 #2 Wing   View
1974 20 Lions Tour 1974 Round 10 A Great Britain W 19-9 North Coast J Challinor   McKittrick Park 3,460 #2 Wing T: 1 View
1974 26 Lions Tour 1974 Round 12 A Great Britain W 25-10 Western Division J Challinor C Hesketh Wade Park 6,238 #5 Wing   View
1975 Feb 25 European Championship 1974/75 Round 3 H England W 12-8 Wales A Murphy R Millward The Willows 8,494 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1975 Mar 16 World Championship Series 1975 Round 1 H England W 20-2 France A Murphy   Headingley 10,842 #5 Wing   View
1975 Jun 1 England World Cup Tour 1975 Round 1 A England W 40-2 WA Firsts A Murphy R Millward Perry Lakes 6,000 #3 Centre T: 2 View
1975 10 World Championship Series 1975 Round 1 H * England L 7-12 Wales A Murphy R Millward Lang Park 6,000 #5 Wing   View
1975 15 England World Cup Tour 1975 Round 4 A England W 19-8 Southern Division     Grahame 3,000 #5 Wing   View
1975 18 England World Cup Tour 1975 Round 5 A England W 42-4 North Island A Murphy J Walsh Davies Park 2,490 #5 Wing T: 2 View
1975 21 World Championship Series 1975 Round 1 A England D 17-17 New Zealand A Murphy   Carlaw 12,000 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1975 Jul 2 England World Cup Tour 1975 Round 9 A England L 10-21 Brisbane Firsts A Murphy R Millward Brisbane Exhibit 9,000 #2 Wing   View
1975 6 A England W 40-12 Papua New Guinea     Boroko Oval 12,000 #17 Bench   View
1975 Sep 20 World Championship Series 1975 Round 2 A England W 22-16 Wales A Murphy R Millward Wilderspool 5,034 #5 Wing   View
1978 Mar 5 European Championship 1977/78 Round 2 A England W 13-11 France   R Millward Minimes 6,000 #5 Wing   View
1978 May 28 European Championship 1977/78 Round 3 H England W 60-13 Wales F Myler R Millward Knowsley 9,759 #5 Wing T: 2 View
1978 Nov 5 Ashes Series 1978/79 Round 2 H Great Britain W 18-14 Australia P Fox R Millward Odsal 26,761 #5 Wing   View
1978 18 Ashes Series 1978/79 Round 3 H Great Britain L 6-23 Australia P Fox R Millward Headingley 30,604 #5 Wing   View
1980 Aug 16 Yorkshire Cup 1980/81 Round 1 H Leeds W 47-8 York S Hynes   Headingley 2,921 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1980 24 Yorkshire Cup 1980/81 Round 2 H Leeds W 31-12 Hunslet S Hynes   Headingley 3,940 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1980 Sep 11 Yorkshire Cup 1980/81 Semi Final H Leeds W 17-13 Huddersfield S Hynes   Headingley 4,418 #5 Wing   View
1980 14 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 3 H Leeds L 8-33 Widnes S Hynes   Headingley 6,031 #5 Wing   View
1980 21 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 4 A Leeds W 13-5 Workington S Hynes   Derwent Park 2,428 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1980 28 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 5 H Leeds W 16-14 Oldham S Hynes   Headingley 5,517 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1980 Oct 12 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 7 H Leeds L 9-19 Warrington S Hynes   Headingley 5,404 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1980 26 Kiwis Tour 1980 Round 8 H Leeds L 5-25 New Zealand S Hynes   Headingley 5,662 #5 Wing   View
1980 Nov 8 Yorkshire Cup 1980/81 Final A * Leeds W 8-7 Hull KR S Hynes D Ward Fartown 9,751 #5 Wing   View
1980 15 Great Britain vs New Zealand 1980 Round 3 H Great Britain W 10-2 New Zealand J Whiteley L Casey Elland Road 8,210 #5 Wing   View
1980 16 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 11 A Leeds L 13-32 Barrow S Hynes   Craven Park 3,799 #5 Wing   View
1980 23 John Player Trophy 1980/81 Round 1 A Leeds L 3-9 Fulham S Hynes   Craven Cottage 12,583 #5 Wing   View
1980 30 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 12 H Leeds W 11-9 Halifax S Hynes   Headingley 4,925 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1980 Dec 14 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 13 A Leeds W 13-11 St Helens S Hynes   Knowsley 4,457 #5 Wing   View
1980 26 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 15 H Leeds L 2-5 Featherstone R. S Hynes   Headingley 8,607 #5 Wing   View
1980 28 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 16 A Leeds W 10-5 Salford S Hynes   The Willows 3,533 #5 Wing   View
1981 Jan 4 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 18 H Leeds L 13-16 Hull KR S Hynes   Headingley 6,731 #5 Wing   View
1981 14 Championship 1980/81 Midweek H Leeds W 26-9 Salford S Hynes   Headingley 3,734 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1981 18 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 20 A Leeds W 3-2 Halifax S Hynes   Thrum 5,342 #5 Wing   View
1981 Feb 8 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 23 H Leeds W 10-5 Workington S Hynes   Headingley 4,870 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1981 15 Challenge Cup 1980/81 Round 1 A Leeds L 5-14 Hull S Hynes   Boulevard 15,119 #5 Wing   View
1981 22 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 24 A Leeds W 16-10 Featherstone R. S Hynes   Post Office Road 3,196 #5 Wing   View
1981 Mar 1 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 25 H Leeds W 22-5 Barrow S Hynes   Headingley 4,259 #5 Wing   View
1981 25 Championship 1980/81 Midweek A Leeds W 21-3 Hull KR S Hynes   Craven Park 7,807 #5 Wing   View
1981 Apr 5 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 30 H Leeds L 22-23 Leigh S Hynes   Headingley 5,116 #5 Wing   View
1981 12 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 31 A Leeds W 21-10 Castleford S Hynes   Wheldon Road 4,684 #5 Wing   View
1981 14 Championship 1980/81 Midweek H Leeds L 8-16 Wakefield T. S Hynes   Headingley 5,452 #5 Wing   View
1981 17 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 32 H Leeds L 18-26 Bradford N. S Hynes   Headingley 7,879 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1981 19 Championship 1980/81 Match Day 33 A Leeds L 10-43 Wakefield T. S Hynes   Belle Vue 4,530 #5 Wing   View
1981 Aug 16 Yorkshire Cup 1981/82 Round 1 A Leeds W 19-16 Hull R Dewhurst   Boulevard 11,194 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1981 23 Yorkshire Cup 1981/82 Round 2 H Leeds L 5-11 Bradford N. R Dewhurst   Headingley 7,526 #5 Wing   View
1981 30 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 1 A Leeds L 13-28 Warrington R Dewhurst   Wilderspool 3,527 #5 Wing   View
1981 Sep 6 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 2 H Leeds L 23-36 Wigan R Dewhurst   Headingley 4,487 #5 Wing T: 2 View
1981 13 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 3 A Leeds L 15-28 Featherstone R. R Dewhurst   Post Office Road 2,482 #5 Wing   View
1981 16 Championship 1981/82 Midweek H Leeds W 18-5 Castleford R Dewhurst   Headingley 4,281 #5 Wing   View
1981 20 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 4 H Leeds W 23-13 York R Dewhurst   Headingley 4,479 #5 Wing   View
1982 Jan 3 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 17 H Leeds W 30-4 St Helens R Dewhurst   Headingley 5,366 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1982 10 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 18 H Leeds W 16-7 Barrow R Dewhurst   Headingley 5,304 #5 Wing   View
1982 17 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 19 H Leeds W 8-5 Hull R Dewhurst   Headingley 9,134 #5 Wing   View
1982 24 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 20 A Leeds L 10-14 Barrow R Dewhurst   Craven Park 4,783 #5 Wing   View
1982 31 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 21 H Leeds W 24-8 Hull KR R Dewhurst   Headingley 6,805 #5 Wing   View
1982 Feb 7 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 22 A Leeds W 15-6 St Helens R Dewhurst   Knowsley 4,539 #5 Wing   View
1982 14 Challenge Cup 1981/82 Round 1 A Leeds W 34-6 York R Dewhurst   Wigginton Rd 6,862 #5 Wing T: 2 View
1982 21 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 23 H Leeds W 15-5 Wakefield T. R Dewhurst   Headingley 6,162 #5 Wing   View
1982 28 Challenge Cup 1981/82 Round 2 A Leeds W 9-1 Barrow R Dewhurst   Craven Park 9,677 #5 Wing T: 2 View
1982 Mar 14 Challenge Cup 1981/82 Round 3 A Leeds W 20-2 Wakefield T. R Dewhurst   Belle Vue 10,579 #5 Wing   View
1982 21 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 27 H Leeds W 21-12 Featherstone R. R Dewhurst   Headingley 5,179 #5 Wing   View
1982 28 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 28 A Leeds W 27-12 Whitehaven R Dewhurst   Recreation Gnd 2,733 #5 Wing   View
1982 Apr 3 Challenge Cup 1981/82 Semi Final A * Leeds L 8-11 Widnes R Dewhurst   Station Road 13,075 #5 Wing   View
1982 25 Championship 1981/82 Match Day 33 A Leeds W 24-20 Fulham R Dewhurst   Craven Cottage 4,055 #14 Bench   View
1982 28 Championship 1981/82 Midweek A Leeds W 44-13 York R Dewhurst   Wigginton Rd 1,827 #2 Wing   View
1982 May 5 Premiership Trophy 1981/82 Round 1 A Leeds L 11-39 Widnes R Dewhurst   Naughton 5,262 #2 Wing   View
1982 Aug 22 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 1 H Carlisle L 7-10 Wigan M Morgan   Brunton Park 3,331 #5 Wing   View
1982 Oct 17 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 9 H Carlisle W 20-5 Halifax M Morgan   Brunton Park 1,966 #5 Wing   View
1982 Dec 12 John Player Trophy 1982/83 Round 2 H Carlisle L 2-10 Widnes M Morgan   Brunton Park 1,905 #14 Bench   View
1982 26 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 18 A Carlisle L 10-20 Featherstone R. M Morgan   Post Office Road 1,840 #5 Wing   View
1983 Jan 2 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 19 H Carlisle L 0-11 Featherstone R. M Morgan   Brunton Park 1,410 #5 Wing   View
1983 9 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 20 A Carlisle L 3-25 Hull KR M Morgan   Craven Park 7,085 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1983 16 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 21 A Carlisle L 7-15 Bradford N. M Morgan   Odsal 4,058 #5 Wing   View
1983 Feb 15 Challenge Cup 1982/83 Round 1 A Carlisle L 0-52 St Helens     Knowsley 2,875 #5 Wing   View
1983 20 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 25 H Carlisle W 16-3 Oldham M Morgan   Brunton Park 1,390 #5 Wing   View
1983 27 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 26 A Carlisle L 2-32 Leigh     Hilton Park 2,958 #5 Wing   View
1983 Mar 6 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 27 A Carlisle L 12-14 Halifax J Atkinson   Thrum 1,373 #5 Wing   View
1983 9 Championship 1982/83 Midweek A Carlisle L 0-52 Widnes J Atkinson   Naughton 2,707 #5 Wing   View
1983 16 Championship 1982/83 Midweek A Carlisle L 0-32 Wigan J Atkinson   Central Park 3,883 #5 Wing   View
1983 20 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 29 A Carlisle L 5-39 Barrow J Atkinson   Craven Park 3,275 #5 Wing   View
1983 27 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 30 H Carlisle L 16-40 St Helens J Atkinson   Brunton Park 1,500 #5 Wing T: 2 View
1983 Apr 3 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 32 H Carlisle L 13-30 Workington J Atkinson   Brunton Park 1,644 #5 Wing   View
1983 15 Championship 1982/83 Midweek H * Carlisle L 3-55 Bradford N. J Atkinson   Fartown 1,204 #5 Wing   View
1983 17 Championship 1982/83 Match Day 34 A Carlisle L 7-39 St Helens J Atkinson   Knowsley 2,743 #5 Wing   View
1983 Aug 21 Second Division 1983/84 Match Day 1 H Carlisle L 10-36 Workington J Atkinson   Brunton Park 2,613 #5 Wing T: 1 View
1983 28 Second Division 1983/84 Match Day 2 A Carlisle L 14-18 Keighley     Lawkholme Lane 680 #5 Wing   View

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