John Fieldhouse (born 28 June 1962) is an English former professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and has
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ed in the 1990s. He played at representative level for
Great Britain, and at club level for
Wigan St Patricks ARLFC,
Warrington,
Widnes (two spells),
St. Helens,
Oldham and
Halifax, as a or ,
and has coached at club level for
Oldham and
Leigh East ARLFC
Playing career
Club career
Fieldhouse transferred from Warrington to Widnes as part of a deal for
Andy Gregory
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, and then transferred from Widnes to St. Helens in return for
Harry Pinner
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. He went to play for
Oldham,
Halifax and
South Wales
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.
International honours
John Fieldhouse won
caps for
Great Britain while at Widnes in 1985 against New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1986 against France (2 matches), and Australia, and while at St. Helens against Australia.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
John Fieldhouse played right- in
St. Helens' 18–19 defeat by
Halifax in the
1987 Challenge Cup
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Final during the
1986–87 season at
Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987.
County Cup Final appearances
John Fieldhouse played right- in
Warrington's 16–0 victory over
St. Helens in the
1982 Lancashire Cup
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Final during the
1982–83 season at
Central Park,
Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and played right- in
Oldham's 16–24 defeat by
Warrington in the
1989 Lancashire Cup
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Final during the
1989–90 season at
Knowsley Road,
St. Helens on Saturday 14 October 1989.
Genealogical information
John Fieldhouse is the father of the rugby league or for
Halifax (
Heritage No. 1290),
Barrow Raiders and
Workington Town;
Ryan Fieldhouse.
References
External links
Profile at saints.org.uk*(archived by web.archive.org
Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv*(archived by web.archive.org
*(archived by web.archive.org
Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
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1962 births
Living people
English rugby league coaches
English rugby league players
Great Britain national rugby league team players
Halifax R.L.F.C. players
Lancashire rugby league team players
Oldham R.L.F.C. coaches
Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league players from Wigan
Rugby league props
Rugby league second-rows
South Wales RLFC (1995) players
St Helens R.F.C. players
Warrington Wolves players
Widnes Vikings players
Wigan St Patricks players