John Stopford
Born: 23 Aug 1936
Died: 21 Aug 1998 (Age: 61)
Personal Records
Seasons Played: 12Clubs Played For: 1
Tries in a Game: 5
Goals in a Game: 1
Drops in a Game: 0
Points in a Game: 15
International Summary
Country |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
International Total | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Representative Summary
Team |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 15 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Lancashire | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Salford-Swinton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Representative Total |
21 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
Club Summary
Club |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swinton Lions | 298 | 294 | 4 | 195 | 1 | 0 | 587 |
| Club Total | 298 | 294 | 4 | 195 | 1 | 0 | 587 |
| Grand Total | 331 | 327 | 4 | 219 | 2 | 0 | 661 |
Seasonal Summary
Season |
Match Type | Team |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | International | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965-66 | International | Great Britain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1964-65 | International | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963-64 | International | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1962-63 | International | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1960-61 | International | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1966 | Representative | Great Britain | 15 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 1965-66 | Representative | Lancashire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964-65 | Representative | Lancashire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963-64 | Representative | Lancashire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1961-62 | Representative | Salford-Swinton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-69 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 33 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 1967-68 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 1966-67 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1965-66 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 36 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| 1964-65 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 32 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 1963-64 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 43 | 43 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 1962-63 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 26 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 1961-62 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 1960-61 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 36 | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 1959-60 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 40 | 40 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 1958-59 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Matches In 1968-69
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Pos. |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1968 | Widnes | 17-11 | Swinton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 Aug 1968 | Swinton | 17-11 | Halifax | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 1968 | Swinton | 18-3 | Dewsbury | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Blackpool Borough | 15-19 | Swinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02 Sep 1968 | Salford | 3-11 | Swinton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 07 Sep 1968 | Swinton | 11-14 | Workington Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 Sep 1968 | Swinton | 7-15 | Castleford | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 Sep 1968 | Dewsbury | 6-8 | Swinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Sep 1968 | Swinton | 18-10 | Huyton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 05 Oct 1968 | Workington Town | 25-9 | Swinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 Oct 1968 | Swinton | 4-12 | Leigh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Oct 1968 | St. Helens | 12-10 | Swinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Oct 1968 | Warrington | 12-25 | Swinton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 Oct 1968 | Wigan | 12-7 | Swinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01 Nov 1968 | Swinton | 12-9 | Rochdale Hornets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08 Nov 1968 | Castleford | 30-8 | Swinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Nov 1968 | Swinton | 18-8 | Blackpool Borough | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 Nov 1968 | Doncaster | 10-13 | Swinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 Nov 1968 | Swinton | 39-17 | Whitehaven | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 Dec 1968 | Leigh | 19-8 | Swinton | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01 Jan 1969 | Swinton | 5-15 | St. Helens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04 Jan 1969 | Swinton | 19-6 | Doncaster | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 Jan 1969 | Rochdale Hornets | 3-7 | Swinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Jan 1969 | Halifax | 9-24 | Swinton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 Jan 1969 | Swinton | 18-5 | Warrington | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Jan 1969 | Workington Town | 5-2 | Swinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01 Feb 1969 | Swinton | 2-11 | Workington Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07 Mar 1969 | Swinton | 17-10 | Wigan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 Mar 1969 | Oldham | 9-13 | Swinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Whitehaven | 8-18 | Swinton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 04 Apr 1969 | Swinton | 18-8 | Oldham | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05 Apr 1969 | Swinton | 3-19 | Salford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07 Apr 1969 | St. Helens | 40-5 | Swinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competition Summary
Type |
Match Type | Competition |
Apps. |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | International (Test) | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Representative | Australia tour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | County Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | Great Britain Tour | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Representative | New Zealand tour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic | BBC Floodlit Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic | Challenge Cup | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Domestic | Lancashire Cup | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Domestic | League | 243 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 455 | |
| Domestic | Play-offs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Domestic | Tour - Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic | Tour - NZ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic | Western Division | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 57 | |
Note: Player shirt numbers that appear in bracketed italics are where the player was named as a non-playing substitute.
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