John Feetham ( 1909 – March 1968) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

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, and

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, as a or .

Background

Jack Feetham's birth was registered in

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, England.

Playing career

International honours

Jack Feetham won a

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for

while at Salford in 1932 against Wales, and won

s for

while at Kingston Rovers in 1929–30 against Australia, while at Salford in 1932 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1933 against Australia (3 matches).

Les Diables Rouges

Jack Feetham was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name " Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were; Joe Bradbury,

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, Paddy Dalton,

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, Cliff Evans, Jack Feetham, George Harris,

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, Billy Watkins and

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Championship final appearances

Jack Feetham played in

's 3–15 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1933–34 season at

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on Saturday 28 April 1934.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jack Feetham played in

's 7–4 victory over Barrow in the 1938 Challenge Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at

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, London, in front of a crowd of 51,243.

County Cup Final appearances

About Jack Feetham's time, there was

's 10–8 victory over Swinton in the 1931 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1931–32 season at

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on Saturday 21 November 1931, the 21–12 victory over

in the 1934 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at

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on Saturday 20 October 1934, the 15–7 victory over

in the 1935 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1935–36 season at

on Saturday 19 October 1935, the 5–2 victory over

in the 1936 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at

on Saturday 17 October 1936, and he played in the 7–10 defeat by

in the 1938 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at

on Saturday 22 October 1938.

Retirement and death

After finishing his playing career, Feetham became a licensee in Salford before moving to

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. In 1954, he returned to his hometown and took charge of the Tivoli Hotel in Mytongate. In March 1968, he died in his home in East Hull, aged 59.

References

External links

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