Jim Bacon (rugby)

James Arthur Bacon (fourth ¼ 1896 – fourth ¼ 1968) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, and coached rugby league in the 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cross Keys, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for Leeds (captain), and Castleford, as a wing, or centre, and coached at club level for Castleford.

Jim Bacon
Ogden's Cigarette card featuring Bacon
Personal information
Full nameJames Arthur Bacon
Bornfourth ¼ 1896
Newport district, Wales
Diedfourth ¼ 1968 (aged 72)
Weston-super-Mare, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cross Keys
Rugby league
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1918–27 Leeds 276 121 20 403
1928–30 Castleford 41 7 21
Total 317 128 20 0 424
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927 Monmouthshire ≥1
1921–27 Wales 6 2 0 0 6
1920–27 Great Britain 11 6 0 0 18
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1928–29 Castleford 41 16 4 21 39
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