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John Atkinson

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

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

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

World Cup
1972
European Championship
1969/1970, 1974/1975, 1977/1978
The Ashes
1970
Test Series
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1970, Great Britain vs New Zealand 1980
Yorkshire Cup
1980/1981

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
World Cup 1 14 6 -   - 18 9 3 2 64.29% List
Tour Matches Great Britain - 40 30 -   - 84 33 6 2 82.50% List
European Championship 3 7 5 -   - 15 5 1 1 71.43% List
The Ashes 1 7 3 -   - 18 4 3 0 57.14% List
Test Series 3 12 6 -   - 9 9 3 0 75.00% List
Tour Matches England - 6 5 -   - 15 3 3 1 50.00% List
Yorkshire Cup 1 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
Overall1980-1984   70 21 0   0 64 34 36 0 48.57% List

Your Say

  • John Hirst
    30/08/2009

    Still the best winger for me.

  • Anonymous
    04/04/2024

    one of the best wingers in rugbyleague for over ten years in his era or any era from a late sixties and seventies rugbyleague fan

  • Anonymous
    12/04/2024

    john atkinson finest attacking winger of the 1970s rugbyleague fan of the ;late 1960s and 70s

  • Anonymous
    12/07/2024

    john atkinson was without question one of the best wingers in rugbyleague for more than ten years in his era a top level performer with total confidence in his ability is ther any one who is giong to write abook about this player it.s long overdue from a leeds fan of the late 60s and seventies some one write a book it will make for good reading

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates

Sources: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club