John Scholfield (rugby union)
| Full name | John Arthur Scholfield | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 April 1888 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lytham St Annes, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 September 1967 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Barnstaple, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Sedbergh School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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John Arthur Scholfield (6 April 1888 – 14 September 1967) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Scholfield was born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, and attended Sedbergh School.[2]
A Cambridge rugby blue, Scholfield played locally for the Preston Grasshoppers and was capped for England as a centre three-quarter against Wales at Swansea in 1911.[3]
Scholfield was also a Lancashire Second XI cricketer and competed at the English Amateur Golf Championships, as did two brothers.[2]
In World War I, Scholfield served with the 6/7th Battalions of the Manchester Regiment and was held as a prisoner of war for the last nine months of the conflict.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tributes to J. A. Schofield at Prestbury". Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser. 29 September 1967.
- ^ a b c "Mr J. A. Scholfield Well-known sportsman". Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser. 22 September 1967.
- ^ "J. A. Scholfield to Play for England". The Manchester Courier. 18 January 1911.
External links
[edit]- John Scholfield at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1888 births
- 1967 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Lancashire
- Sportspeople from Lytham St Annes
- Rugby union centres
- Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. players
- Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players
- People educated at Sedbergh School
- English male golfers
- Manchester Regiment soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British World War I prisoners of war