John O'Neil (rugby league)
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| Full name | Edward John O'Neil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | second ¼ 1937 (age 86–87) Maryport, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward John O'Neil (birth registered second ¼ 1937), also known by the
Background
John O'Neil was born in 5 Greenwood Terrace, Ellenborough, Maryport, Cumberland, England, his birth was registered in Cockermouth district, Cumberland, England, he moved with his family to nearby Netherton when he was still a baby, he went to school at; Netherton Infants, Maryport British School, and Solway House Secondary School (where he first played rugby league), he left school aged-15 to start work as an apprentice moldmaker at Distington Engineering Company (Chapel Bank), Workington,
Playing career
International honours
John O'Neil won a cap playing second-row for England (Under-21s) in the 10-8 victory over France (Under-21s) at Tarbes, France on Sunday 15 April 1956.
County honours
John O'Neil won
.Challenge Cup Final appearances
John O'Neil played right-
Championship final appearances
John O'Neil played in Workington Town's 3–20 defeat by Hull F.C. in the Championship Final during the 1957–58 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 17 May 1958.
Western Division Championship Final appearances
John O'Neil played left-centre, i.e. number 3, in Workington Town's 9-9 draw with Widnes in the Western Division Championship Final during the 1962–63 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 10 November 1962, in front of a crowd of 13,588, and he played left-centre, i.e. number 3, in the 10-0 victory over Widnes in the Western Division Championship Final replay during the 1962–63 season on Wednesday 21 November 1962.[2]
Club career
John O'Neil signed for Workington Town on 18 August 1956, he was contracted on £9 for a victory (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £509.30 in 2018),[3] and £4 for a defeat, 5-weeks after signing he made his dêbut for Workington Town, he played left-centre, i.e. number 4, as partner to Bill Wookey, in the 9-17 defeat by Salford in a 1956–57 Lancashire County Cup first-round match during the 1956–57 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 1 September 1956, he scored 21-tries, and was Workington Town's top try-scorer, during the 1961–62 season, he played and scored 3-tries (hat-trick) in Workington Town's 29-7 victory over Wigan in the Western Division Championship semi-final during the 1962–63 season at Derwent Park, Workington on Monday 15 October 1962, he scored 24-tries from 40-matches during the 1962–63 season, he scored a speculative drop goal a few minutes from time in the victory over Swinton during the 1963–64 season at Station Road, Swinton, he played his last match for Workington Town in the 5-7 defeat by the Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1965–66 Challenge Cup second-round match during the 1965–66 season at Derwent Park, Workington on Saturday 19 March 1966.
Honoured at Workington Town
John O'Neil is a Workington Town Hall Of Fame Inductee.[4]
Genealogical information
John O'Neil is the brother of Kenneth O'Neil (birth registered during first ¼ 1946 (age 77–78) in Cockermouth district).
References
- ^ "1957-1958 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Workington and Hull KR triumph in the regions". totalrl.com. 31 December 2007. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
- ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Hall Of Fame - Week 2 - Prolific Centre John O'neill". townrlfc.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.