John Payne (rugby union, born 1858)

John Payne
	J. H. Payne sitting front row with ball
Full name	John Henry Payne
Date of birth	19 March 1858
Place of birth	Broughton, England
Date of death	4 January 1942 (aged 83)
Place of death	Victoria Park, Manchester, England
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Half-back
Senior career
Years	Team
–	Broughton RUFC
–	Lancashire
International career
Years	Team
1882-85	England
Cricket information
Domestic team information
1880	Cambridge University
1883	Lancashire

John Henry Payne (19 March 1858 – 4 January 1942) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and Lancashire (captain), and at club level for Broughton RUFC, as a half-back, e.g. fly-half, or scrum-half, he died in Victoria Park, Manchester.

Payne also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in the 1880 season and for Lancashire in 1883.

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