John Fieldhouse (rugby league)

For other people with the same name, see John Fieldhouse.

John Fieldhouse (born 28 June 1962) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and has coached in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan St Patricks ARLFC, Warrington, Widnes (two spells), St. Helens, Oldham and Halifax, as a prop, hooker or second-row,^[1][4] and has coached at club level for Oldham and Leigh East ARLFC[1].

John Fieldhouse

Personal information
Full name	John Fieldhouse
Born	(1962-06-28) 28 June 1962 (age 61) Wigan, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Position	Prop, Hooker, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1979–85 Warrington 92+23 16 0 0 56 1985–86 Widnes 47+5 5 0 0 20 1986–89 St. Helens 44+14 7 0 0 28 1989–91 Oldham 59+2 7 0 0 28 1991–96 Halifax 102+9 13 0 0 52 1996 South Wales 13+1 0 0 0 0 1997–98 Whitehaven 0+11 0 0 0 0 1998 Widnes 2+4 0 0 0 0 Total 428 48 0 0 184 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1985–86 Great Britain 7 0 0 0 0 1982–86 Lancashire 2+2 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1991 Oldham
Source: ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Playing career

Club career

Fieldhouse transferred from Warrington to Widnes as part of a deal for Andy Gregory, and then transferred from Widnes to St. Helens in return for Harry Pinner. He went to play for Oldham,^[5] Halifax and South Wales.^[6]

International honours

John Fieldhouse won caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1985 against New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1986 against France (2 matches), and Australia, and while at St. Helens against Australia.^[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

John Fieldhouse played right-prop in St. Helens' 18–19 defeat by Halifax in the 1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987.

County Cup Final appearances

John Fieldhouse played right-second-row in Warrington's 16–0 victory over St. Helens in the 1982 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and played right-prop in Oldham's 16–24 defeat by Warrington in the 1989 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 14 October 1989.

Genealogical information

John Fieldhouse is the father of the rugby league fullback or stand-off for Halifax (Heritage No. 1290), Barrow Raiders and Workington Town; Ryan Fieldhouse.^[7][8]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
2. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
3. Rothmans RL Yearbooks
4. "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
5. . Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
6. Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
7. "Ryan Fieldhouse Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
8. "Ryan Fieldhouse Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tony Barrow 1988-1990	Coach   Oldham RLFC 1991	Succeeded by Peter Tunks 1992-1993

External links

• Profile at saints.org.uk
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