| Manager: | J. H. Dannatt and E. Osborne |
| Captain: | Jonty Parkin |
| Top Point Scorer: | Jim Sullivan (168)[1] |
| Top Try Scorer: | Johnny Ring (23) |
| Matchplayed: | 27 |
| Matchwon: | 21 |
| Matchdraw: | 0 |
| Matchlost: | 6 |
| Testplayed: | 6 |
| Testwon: | 3 |
| Testdraw: | 0 |
| Testlost: | 3 |
| Played1: | 3 |
| Won1: | 2 |
| Draw1: | 0 |
| Lost1: | 1 |
| Played2: | 3 |
| Won2: | 1 |
| Draw2: | 0 |
| Lost2: | 2 |
| Previous: | 1920 |
| Next: | 1928 |
The 1924 Great Britain Lions tour was a tour by the Great Britain national rugby league team of Australia and New Zealand which took place between May and August 1924. The tour involved a schedule of 27 games; 18 in Australia, including a three-test series against Australia for the Ashes and a further nine in New Zealand, including a three-test series against New Zealand.
Captained by Jonty Parkin, the Lions returned home having won 21, and lost six games. They won the Ashes against Australia by two tests to one, but lost two out of three tests against New Zealand.
An initial 20-man squad for the tour was named on 27 February 1924,[2] with six additional players being selected in the following weeks.[3] Wakefield Trinity scrum-half Jonty Parkin was appointed as captain.[4]
The two team managers were J. H. Dannatt of Hull and E. Osborne of Warrington.[5]
The majority of the touring party departed from Tilbury on 11 April 1924. Due to their involvement in the 1924 Challenge Cup final, the nine players selected from Wigan and Oldham travelled overland and joined the ship at Marseille. The team arrived in Melbourne on 20 May.[6]
| Date | Opponents | Score (GB first) | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May | Victoria | align="center" | 15,000 | |||
| 26 May | Southern Districts | align="center" | ||||
| 31 May | Newcastle | align="center" | ||||
| 4 June | New England | align="center" | ||||
| 7 June | align="center" | 41,657 | ||||
| 9 June | New South Wales | align="center" | Sydney | 37,000 | ||
| 12 June | align="center" | |||||
| 14 June | align="center" | 40,000 | ||||
| 19 June | Toowoomba | align="center" | 10,000 | |||
| 21 June | New South Wales | align="center" | Sydney | 26,042 | ||
| 23 June | align="center" | Brisbane | 50,005 | |||
| 25 June | Orange | align="center" | ||||
| 28 June | align="center" | Sydney | 33,842 | |||
| 2 July | North Coast | align="center" | 8,000 | |||
| 5 July | align="center" | 8,000 | ||||
| 8 July | Maryborough | align="center" | ||||
| 12 July | align="center" | 36,000 | ||||
| 16 July | Universities | align="center" | Sydney | |||
| 23 July | align="center" | |||||
| 26 July | align="center" | Auckland | 19,000 | |||
| 28 July | Lower Waikato | align="center" | ||||
| 30 July | Auckland Province | align="center" | Auckland | |||
| 2 August | align="center" | 22,000 | ||||
| 6 August | align="center" | 6,000 | ||||
| 9 August | align="center" | 14,000 | ||||
| 15 August | align="center" | |||||
| 16 August | align="center" | 9,000 |
The team departed New Zealand aboard the RMS Tahiti, returning home via America.