John McKeown (rugby league)

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John McKeown
Personal information
Full nameJohn J. McKeown
Born5 February 1926
Flimby, England
Died5 September 2006 (aged 80)
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–61 Whitehaven 417 11 1050 0 2133
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1949–60 Cumberland 15 0 39 0 78
1956 Great Britain 1 0 3 0 6
Source: [1][2][3]

John J. McKeown (5 February 1926[4] – 5 September 2006), also known by the nicknames of "J.J.", and "Mac", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven, as a left-footed toe-end style (rather than round the corner style) goal-kicking fullback.

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ History of Rugby League Volume 66 1960-61 edited by Irvin Saxton page 11
  3. ^ Rugby League Fact Book (1991) by Robert Gate, page 124, published by Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0851129498
  4. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.