John Dalgreen (birth registered third ¼ 1955) is an English former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for Halifax (two spells),

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and

Fulham RLFC The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England. The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...

, as a .

Background

John Dalgreen's birth was registered in Spen Valley district,

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, England.

Playing career

International honours

John Dalgreen won his only cap for

while at

in the 1982 Ashes series against Australia. During the first half of the game at

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, Dalgreen was tackled by fiery Kangaroos forward

Les Boyd Les Boyd (born 17 November 1956) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative football for the Australian national side in international matches as well as the New South Wales s ...

. While on the ground he lashed out with his boot at Boyd, kicking him in the shins. Boyd retaliated by kicking the Lions and was sent off by the French referee Julian Rascagneres. Dalgreen escaped sanction for the incident as the focus was put on Boyd's send-off.

Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances

John Dalgreen played in

's 9-4 victory over

Widnes Widnes ( ) is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 census had a population of 61,464. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form t ...

in the 1977–78 Players No.6 Trophy Final during the 1977–78 season at

Knowsley Road Knowsley Road in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted ...

, St. Helens on Saturday 28 January 1978.

References

External links

Shaw Cross Sharks → Hall of Fame
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Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalgreen, John 1955 births Living people English rugby league players Great Britain national rugby league team players Halifax R.L.F.C. players London Broncos players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Batley Warrington Wolves players Yorkshire rugby league team players