Albert Johnson (rugby league born circa-1920)

Not to be confused with the rugby league footballer and coach of the 1910s, '20s and '30s for Australia, New South Wales, Balmain, Newtown, St. George, and Western Suburbs, Albert Johnston

Albert E. Johnson was an English

English people

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professional rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

footballer of the 1930s, '40s and '50s who at representative level played for Great Britain

Great Britain national rugby league team

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, and England

England national rugby league team

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, and at club level for Warrington

Warrington Wolves

Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....

, playing at , i.e. number 2 or 5.

International honours

Albert Johnson, won caps for England

England national rugby league team

while at Warrington in 1944 against Wales, in 1945 against Wales (2 matches), in 1946 against France (2 matches), and Wales (2 matches), in 1947 against France (2 matches), and Wales, and won caps for Great Britain

Great Britain national rugby league team

while at Warrington in 1946 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand, and in 1947 against New Zealand (3 matches).

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