Jack Preston

For other people with the same name, see John Preston.

John Preston (born 31 March 1878) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton and Warrington, as a forward.^[1]

John Preston

Jack Preston sporting his England cap
Personal information
Full name	John Preston
Born	31 March 1878 Lancashire, England
Died	1939 unknown
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1898–1904 Swinton 145 6 76 0 170 1904–07 Warrington 103 14 89 0 220 1908–10 Swinton 38 6 20 0 58 Total 286 26 185 0 448 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1901–05 Lancashire 4 0 0 0 0 1905 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

Club career

Jack Preston was a goal kicking forward signed in 1904 from Swinton. He played in Swinton's 1900 Challenge Cup final win over Salford.

Jack Preston made his début for Warrington on Saturday 10 September 1904, he missed the 6–0 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1905 Challenge Cup Final through a knee injury, and he made his last appearance for Warrington on Saturday 28 September 1907.

He made 103 appearances for Warrington, scoring 14 tries and kicking 89 goals for 220 points.

In 1905/6 season he played in the first 40 matches of the season, only missing the final league match of the season.

In 1908 Jack returned home to Swinton playing a further 39 matches, scoring 6 tries and converting 20 goals.

Representative honours

Jack Preston won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1905 against Other Nationalities.

Jack Preston made 2 appearances for Lancashire, in the 1904/5 season.