John Lawrence Hickson (18 July 1862 – 4 August 1920) was an English

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s. He played at representative level for

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(

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), and

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, and at club level for Bradford FC, a forward, e.g. front row,

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, or back row. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford FC was a

club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 1907 it has been the

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(soccer) club

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Background

John Hickson was born in

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, his birth was registered in

Wandsworth Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Toponymy Wandsworth takes its nam ...

, he died aged 58 in

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

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Playing career

Hickson made his international début while at Bradford FC on Saturday 8 January 1887 at

Stradey Park Stradey Park (Welsh: ''Parc y Strade'') was a rugby union stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was the home of the Scarlets region and Llanelli RFC rugby teams. The stadium was a combination o ...

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in the

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versus

match. Subsequent caps were awarded in 1887 against Ireland, and Scotland. England did not play international rugby for two years and then in 1890 he was again selected to play against Wales, Scotland, and he played his last match for England on Saturday 15 March 1890 at

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in the

versus

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match. Of the 6 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 2 occasions.

References

External links

Search for "Hickson" at rugbyleagueproject.org
*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/RG-1884-7.jpg Photograph "Bradford's Yorkshire Rugby Union Cup winning side - Bradford's only Yorkshire Cup winning side of the Rugby Union era. - 01/01/1884" at rlhp.co.uk]
Photograph "Laurie Hickson - Captained Yorkshire and also played for England. He was also president of the Yorkshire RFU. - 01/01/1889" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Bradford (F.C.) c.1888 - This team contained six England internationals. - 01/01/1888" at rlhp.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hickson, John 1862 births 1920 deaths Bradford F.C. players England international rugby union players English rugby union players Rugby union players from the London Borough of Wandsworth Sportspeople from Wandsworth Rugby union forwards Rugby union players from the London Borough of Lambeth Yorkshire County RFU players Sportspeople from Clapham