John King (birth year unknown) is a former professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played at club level for the
Featherstone Rovers (
Heritage № 282).
[Bailey, Ron (1956). ''The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.''. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC]
Club career
John King made his début for the
Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 24 January 1948,
[Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). ''Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club''. The History Press. ] he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the
1974–75 season all goals, whether;
conversion
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s,
penalties
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, or
drop-goal
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s, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the
1949–50 season, the archaic
field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.
References
External links
Search for "King" at rugbyleagueproject.org
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English rugby league players
Featherstone Rovers players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing (living people)