Bill Johnson (rugby league)


William Harold "Bill" Johnson was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played club level rugby union for Pill Harriers RFC and Newport RFC, and representative level rugby league for Wales and England, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a, or, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 7.

Background

Bill Johnson's birth was registered in Newport district, Monmouthshire, he was the son of Thomas D. Johnson, and Elizabeth Francis, whose marriage was registered during second ¼ 1915 in Newport district, Monmouthshire, he died aged 82.

Playing career

International honours

Bill Johnson won a cap for Wales while at Huddersfield in 1938, and won a cap for England in 1941.

County Cup Final appearances

Bill Johnson played, i.e. number 2, in Huddersfield's 18–10 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1938–39 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.