John Bonham (rugby league)

This article is about the rugby league player. For other people, see John Bonham (disambiguation).

John Bonham (born 25 September 1948) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s.

John Bonham

Personal information
Full name	John Bonham
Born	(1948-09-25) 25 September 1948 (age 76) Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Centre, Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1970–73 Newtown 73 14 195 2 436 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1976 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
Source: Whiticker/Hudson

Playing career

Originally from Parkes, New South Wales as a Halfback, Bonham was signed by the Newtown club in 1969 and he went on to have four successful seasons with the club.

He played centre, five-eighth, halfback and hooker for Newtown during his career and was also a prolific goals kicker. He returned to country rugby league in 1975 and represented N.S.W. Country firsts in 1976.^[1]