John "Jack" Bennett (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

Rochdale Hornets The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs ...

(two spells), and

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, as a .

Playing career

Rochdale Hornets

Jack Bennett played in

' 10-9 victory over

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in the 1921–22 Challenge Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at

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on Saturday 6 May 1922, in front of a crowd of 32,596.

Wigan

Jack Bennett played in

's 11-15 defeat by Swinton in the

1925–26 Lancashire Cup The 1925–26 Lancashire Cup was the eighteenth tournament in the history of this regional rugby league competition, and another new name was added to the trophy. This time it was the turn of Swinton Lions, Swinton, one of the founding members o ...

Final during the 1925–26 season at

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, Broughton on Wednesday 9 December 1925, and played in the 5-4 victory over

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in the

1928–29 Lancashire Cup The 1928–29 Lancashire Cup was the 21st running of this regional rugby league competition. Wigan took the trophy for the 6th time, by beating Widnes by 5–4 in the final played at Wilderspool, Warrington. The attendance was 19,000 and recei ...

Final during the 1928–29 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 24 November 1928, Jack Bennett played in

's 22-10 victory over

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in the Championship Final during the 1925–26 season at

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, St. Helens on Saturday 8 May 1926. Jack Bennett played in

's victory in the Lancashire League during the 1925–26 season. He played in

's 13-2 victory over

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in the 1928–29 Final during the 1928–29 season at

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on Saturday 4 May 1929.

International honours

Jack Bennett won caps for

while at Rochdale Hornets in 1924 against

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, in 1925 against Wales, while at Wigan in 1926 against Wales, Other Nationalities, and won caps for

while at Rochdale Hornets in 1924 against Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), and while at Wigan in 1926 against New Zealand.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Jack England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Great Britain national rugby league team players Lancashire rugby league team players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league hookers Wigan Warriors players Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing