Jimmy Hayton
{{short description|England international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = James Hayton
|fullname = James Armstrong Fisher Hayton
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|birth_date = 21 September 19251939 England and Wales Register
|birth_place = Cockermouth
|death_date = 2000 (aged 74)England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
|death_place = Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
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|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|club1 = Workington Town
|year1start = ≤1948
|year1end = ≥55
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|teamA = Cumberland
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|teamB = England
|yearBstart = 1949
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|appearancesB = 1
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|new = yes
|retired = yes
|updated = 12 April 2012
|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/j-hayton/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Hayton&submit=Go&c=England|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
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James "Jimmy" Armstrong Fisher Hayton (21 September 1925 – 2000) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for England and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, as a {{rlp|pr}}.
Playing career
=International honours=
Jimmy Hayton won a cap for England while at Workington in 1949 against Other Nationalities.
=County honours=
Jimmy Hayton represented Cumberland. Jimmy Hayton played at {{rlp|pr}} in Cumberland's 5-4 victory over Australia in the 1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Wednesday 13 October 1948, in front of a crowd of 8,818.{{cite web|url=http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=268&featcat_id=32|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114185422/http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=268&featcat_id=32|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2010|title=When Cumberland defeated the Aussies|publisher=totalrl.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
=Challenge Cup Final appearances=
Jimmy Hayton played at {{rlp|pr}} in Workington Town's 18-10 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1952 Challenge Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093, and played at {{rlp|pr}} in the 12-21 defeat by Barrow in the 1955 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954-55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513.
Genealogical information
References
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External links
- [http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/3381481/Hulton-Archive 30 April 1955 Photograph of Workington Town]
{{Workington Town - 1952 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
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Category:Cumberland rugby league team players
Category:England national rugby league team players
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Rugby league players from Cockermouth