John Berry (rugby)
Personal information | ||||||
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Nickname | Buff | |||||
Born | Fellside, Kendal, England | 25 September 1866|||||
Died | 10 May 1930 63) Manchester, England | (aged|||||
Playing information | ||||||
Rugby union | ||||||
Position | Fly-half | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
18??–1887 | Kendal Hornets | |||||
1887–?? | Tyldesley | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1891 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rugby league | ||||||
Position | Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1895–?? | Tyldesley | |||||
????–?? | Warrington | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Source: scrum.com |
John 'Buff' Berry (born 25 September 1866 in Fellside, Kendal[1] — died 10 May 1930 in Manchester[2]) was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1880s and '90s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Kendal Hornets, and Tyldesley,[3] as a Fly-half, i.e. number 10, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Tyldesley, and Warrington ,as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6.
Playing career
International honours
John Berry won caps for England (RU) while at Tyldesley in 1891 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.[4]
Rugby union county cups
During John Berry's time at Tyldesley, they beat Widnes to win the 1895 Lancashire Cup (RU) at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington in front of 15,000 spectators.[5]
Change of Code
When Tyldesley converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Thursday 29 August 1895, John Berry was 28 years of age. Consequently, he was both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Tyldesley.
Genealogical Information
John Berry was the older brother of Kendal Hornets, and Tyldesley rugby union and rugby league footballer William Berry.
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "International Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Tyldesley RUFC Club History". tyldesleyrufc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Statistics at espnscrum.com
- (Kendal Hornets) History
- (Tyldesley RUFC) Club History
- Search for "Berry" at rugbyleagueproject.org