| Jim Rudd | |
| Fullname: | James Rudd |
| Birth Place: | Oldham, England |
| Weight: | 10st |
| Year1start: | 1923 |
| Year1end: | 28 |
| Appearances1: | 57 |
| Tries1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 50 |
| Club2: | Dewsbury |
| Year2start: | ≤1929 |
| Year2end: | ≥29 |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 3 May 2017 |
James "Jim" Rudd was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers, and Dewsbury, as an occasional goal-kicking .[1]
Rudd was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England.[2]
Rudd played in Dewsbury's 2-13 defeat by Wigan in the 1929 Challenge Cup Final during the 1928–29 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1929, in front of a crowd of 41,000.[3]
Rudd made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Tuesday 25 December 1923,[4] he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.