Jack Hoult Explained

Jack Hoult
Fullname:J. E. "Jack" Hoult
Death Date:February 1974 (aged 73)[1]
Year1start:1922
Year1end:27
Appearances1:174
Tries1:74
Goals1:3
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:228
Club2:York
Year2start:1927
Year2end:≥27
Club3:Dewsbury
Year3start:≤1929
Year3end:≥31
Club4:Castleford
Year4start:1932
Year4end:34
Appearances4:52
Tries4:19
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:57
Teama:Yorkshire
Yearastart:1924
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:1
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:3
Retired:yes

Jack Hoult (– February 1974) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and competitive cyclist of the 1930s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, York, Dewsbury and Castleford, as a, or .[2] [3] [4]

Background

Jack Hoult worked at British Oil and Cake Mills in Kingston upon Hull.

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jack Hoult played at in Hull Kingston Rovers' 3–16 defeat by Oldham in the 1924–25 Challenge Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 25 April 1925, in front of a crowd of 28,335.[5] [6]

County League appearances

Jack Hoult played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1932–33 season.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Death of ex-Rover Jack Hoult . Hull Daily Mail . Sports Mail . 16 February 1974 . 8 . . subscription.
  2. David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd.
  3. Web site: Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time). thecastlefordtigers.co.uk . 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php. 16 February 2012.
  4. Web site: Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. thecastlefordtigers.co.uk . 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729151936/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=804. 29 July 2012.
  5. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – No. 30 – 1924–25". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
  6. Hoole, Les (1998). The Rugby League Challenge Cup – An Illustrated History. Breedon Books.