Jonty Parkin
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Jonathon "Jonty" Parkin (born in Sharlston, West Riding of Yorkshire
) was an English
rugby league
footballer of the 1910s, '20s and '30s. He joined Wakefield Trinity
as an 18-year-old in 1913 and gave 17 years' service, playing 349 times and earning 17 Great Britain Test
caps, 12 England
appearances and 17 for Yorkshire. He played at /, or /, and also captained England.
Jonty Parkin, who was born in Sharlston, toured Australia
three times, twice as captain of Great Britain.
Parkin decided he wanted to leave the Wakefield club in 1930, at the age of thirty-four, and he was put on the transfer list at £100. (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £19,200 in 2009).
For some reason, Hull Kingston Rovers
couldn't or wouldn't find the money. so Parkin paid the fee himself to secure his release. The game's bylaws were adjusted shortly afterwards, so that no player could ever do that again.
In 1988 Parkin was one of the first group of inductees into the British Rugby League Hall of Fame
.
in 1921 against Wales, Other Nations and Australia, in 1922 against Wales, in 1923 against Wales, in 1924 against Other Nations, in 1925 against Wales, in 1926 against Wales and Other Nations, in 1927 against Wales, in 1928 against Wales (2 matches) and won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity
in 1920 against Australia (2 matches) and New Zealand (3 matches), in 1921-22 against Australia (2 matches), in 1924 against Australia (3 matches) and New Zealand, in 1926-27 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1928 against Australia and New Zealand and in 1929 against Australia (2 matches).
Sharlston, West Yorkshire
Sharlston is a village and civil parish situated east of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, and includes the settlements of Old Sharlston, Sharlston Common and New Sharlston. Its population at the 2001 census was 2,756...
) was an English
English people
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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 1910s, '20s and '30s. He joined Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
as an 18-year-old in 1913 and gave 17 years' service, playing 349 times and earning 17 Great Britain Test
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
caps, 12 England
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
appearances and 17 for Yorkshire. He played at /, or /, and also captained England.
Jonty Parkin, who was born in Sharlston, toured Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
three times, twice as captain of Great Britain.
Parkin decided he wanted to leave the Wakefield club in 1930, at the age of thirty-four, and he was put on the transfer list at £100. (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £19,200 in 2009).
For some reason, Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
couldn't or wouldn't find the money. so Parkin paid the fee himself to secure his release. The game's bylaws were adjusted shortly afterwards, so that no player could ever do that again.
In 1988 Parkin was one of the first group of inductees into the British Rugby League Hall of Fame
British Rugby League Hall of Fame
The British Rugby League Hall of Fame was established by the Rugby Football League in 1988 to commemorate the greatest ever players in British rugby league...
.
International honours
Jonty Parkin won caps for England while at Wakefield TrinityWakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
in 1921 against Wales, Other Nations and Australia, in 1922 against Wales, in 1923 against Wales, in 1924 against Other Nations, in 1925 against Wales, in 1926 against Wales and Other Nations, in 1927 against Wales, in 1928 against Wales (2 matches) and won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
in 1920 against Australia (2 matches) and New Zealand (3 matches), in 1921-22 against Australia (2 matches), in 1924 against Australia (3 matches) and New Zealand, in 1926-27 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1928 against Australia and New Zealand and in 1929 against Australia (2 matches).