John Atkinson (rugby league)

John Atkinson (3 October 1946 – 23 December 2017) was an English rugby union and World Cup-winning professional rugby league footballer. He played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and was a coach in the 1980s.

John Atkinson
Personal information
Full nameJohn Atkinson
Born(1946-10-03)3 October 1946
Leeds, England
Died23 December 2017(2017-12-23) (aged 71)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Roundhay RUFC
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–82 Leeds 512+6 340 0 0 1020
1982–83 Carlisle 19+1 4 0 0 13
Total 538 344 0 0 1033
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–78 England 12 7 0 0 21
1968–80 Great Britain 26 12 0 0 36
1968–78 Yorkshire 15 10 0 0 30
1968–74 GB tour games 23+1 24 0 0 72
1975 England tour games 3 4 0 0 12
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1983–85 Carlisle
Source:

Atkinson played club level rugby union (RU) for Roundhay RUFC, representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Leeds and Carlisle as a left wing, i.e. number 5.

Atkinson played in four Rugby League World Cups (1968, 1970, 1972 and 1975), scoring six tries in total.

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