James "Jimmy" Armstrong Fisher Hayton (21 September 1925 – 2000) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for England and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[3]
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| Full name | James Armstrong Fisher Hayton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1925[1][2] Cockermouth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2000 (aged 74)[2] Whitehaven, Cumbria, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
International honours edit
Jimmy Hayton won a cap for England while at Workington in 1949 against Other Nationalities.[4]
County honours edit
Jimmy Hayton represented Cumberland. Jimmy Hayton played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Cumberland's 5-4 victory over Australia in the 1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Wednesday 13 October 1948, in front of a crowd of 8,818.[5]
Challenge Cup Final appearances edit
Jimmy Hayton played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Workington Town's 18-10 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1952 Challenge Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093, and played right-prop in the 12-21 defeat by Barrow in the 1955 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954-55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513.
Genealogical information edit
Hayton married Eva (née Asbury) in 1949 in Cockermouth.[6]
References edit
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ a b England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "When Cumberland defeated the Aussies". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.