John Higson

John "Willie" Higson

Personal information
Full name	John William Higson
Born	third ¼ 1887 Pontefract district, England
Died	fourth ¼ 1958 (aged 74) Wakefield district, England
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1905–10 Hunslet 112 12 0 36 1910–20 Huddersfield 225 24 0 72 1921–25 Featherstone Rovers 99 11 0 0 33 1925–27 Wakefield Trinity 59 3 0 0 9 Total 495 50 0 0 150 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1908–09 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0 1908–09 England 3 0 0 0 0
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John William Higson (third ¼ 1887^[4] – fourth ¼ 1958^[5]) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (two spells, pre & post-Northern Union), Hunslet, Huddersfield and Wakefield Trinity, as a forward.^[6][1]