Benjamin Johnson (rugby league)

Ben Johnson

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin W. Johnson
Born	unknown
Died	unknown
Playing information
Position	Wing, Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1912–15 Wakefield Trinity 74 16 11 0 50

Benjamin "Ben" W. Johnson (birth unknown – death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity, as a wing, or forward. He was permanently disabled during World War I.[1]

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Ben Johnson played on the wing in Wakefield Trinity's 0-6 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1914 Challenge Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax, in front of a crowd of 19,000.[2]

Club career

Ben Johnson made his début for Wakefield Trinity during September 1912, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.

References

1. Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1901347289
2. "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.