John Risman

John Risman
Personal information
Full nameJohn V. Risman
Bornfourth ¼ 1944 (age 79–80)
Salford, England
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–80 Workington Town 222 41 0 0 123
1980–81 Fulham 20 3 0 0 9
1981 Blackpool Borough 14 1 0 0 3
1981–84 Carlisle 41 4 0 0 15
Total 297 49 0 0 150
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1978–79 Wales 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2004 Serbia 3 0 1 2 0
Source: [1]

John V. Risman (birth registered fourth ¼ 1944) is the President of Scotland Rugby League and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Workington Town, Fulham, Blackpool Borough and Carlisle, as a fullback or centre,[1][2] he was coach of Scotland Students RL for the 1996 University Rugby League World Cup.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ^ "Huddersfield rugby league player Mark Burns gets Scotland cap… 22 years after playing". examiner.co.uk. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.