John McKeown (rugby league) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

John J. McKeown was an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

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 1940s, '50s and '60s who at representative level played for Great Britain

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"....

and Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven

Whitehaven RLFC

Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...

, playing at , i.e. number 1.

International honours

John McKeown represented Great Britain

Great Britain national rugby league team

while at Whitehaven in 1956 against France (non-Test

Test match (rugby league)

A Test match in rugby league football is a representative match between teams representing members of the Rugby League International Federation.The definition of a Test match differs from that of an international match...

match).

Along with William "Billy" Banks

William Banks (rugby league)

William "Billy" Banks is a Welsh former rugby union and professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at club level has played rugby union for Maesteg RFC, playing at Scrum-half, i.e...

, Edward "Ted" Cahill

Edward Cahill (rugby league)

Edward "Ted" Cahill is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for the Rochdale Hornets, playing at , i.e...

, Gordon Haynes

Gordon Haynes

Gordon Haynes is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Swinton, playing at /, i.e...

, Keith Holliday

Keith Holliday

Keith Holliday is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, and Bramley, playing at , /, or /, i.e...

, William "Billy" Ivison, Robert "Bob" Kelly

Robert Kelly (rugby league)

Robert "Bob" Kelly is an Irish former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and Other Nations, and at club level for Keighley, Wakefield Trinity, and Batley, playing at , or , i.e...

, George Parsons

George Parsons (rugby)

George W. Parsons was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level played rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Abertillery RFC, Cardiff RFC, Newport RFC , and Newbridge RFC, playing at Lock, i.e...

, and Edward "Ted" Slevin

Ted Slevin

Edward "Ted" Slevin was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and '60s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Wigan, and Huddersfield, playing at , or , i.e...

, John McKeown's only Great Britain

Great Britain national rugby league team

appearance came against France

France national rugby league team

The France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments. They are also sometimes referred to as "Les Tricolores" or more commonly "Les Chanticleers"...

prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as Test matches

Test match (rugby league)

by the Rugby Football League

Rugby Football League

The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...

, and consequently caps

Cap (sport)

In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...

were not awarded.

Honoured at Whitehaven

John McKeown is a Whitehaven Hall Of Fame Inductee, and the clubhouse at the Recreation Ground

Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)

The Recreation Ground is a rugby league stadium in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England. It is the home of Whitehaven RLFC.The ground has witnessed many other sports such as football, boxing, speedway and whippet racing....

is named the J.J. McKeown Bar

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