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

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, and at club level for Workington Town, as a , i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Jimmy Hayton won a cap for England while at Workington in 1949 against Other Nationalities.

County honours

Jimmy Hayton represented

. Jimmy Hayton played right-, i.e. number 10, in

's 5-4 victory over

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in the

1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France The 1948–49 Kangaroo tour was the seventh Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team travelled to Great Britain and France and played thirty-seven matches, including the Ashes series (rugby league), Ashes series of three Ru ...

match at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Wednesday 13 October 1948, in front of a crowd of 8,818.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jimmy Hayton played left-, i.e. number 8, in Workington Town's 18-10 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the

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Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...

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- in the 12-21 defeat by

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in the

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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

Hayton married Eva (

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Asbury) in 1949 in Cockermouth.

References

External links

30 April 1955 Photograph of Workington Town
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayton, James 1925 births 2000 deaths Cumberland rugby league team players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Place of death missing Rugby league players from Cockermouth Rugby league props Workington Town players