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John Knighton

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
01-11-1946
N/A
26-09-1978
Salford
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
01-10-1978 v Castleford
Workington Town
1980-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1978-1979
35 (10)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
5
0
0
15

Biography of John Knighton



HERITAGE NO : 930
This long striding teacher signed for the Saints from Salford in 1978. He made a cracking start to his Saints career, scoring four tries in his first three matches. This haul included a brace against Rochdale Hornets. John loved to support in the centre channels. In total John played 35 matches for the Saints.

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PLAYER HONOURS

SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1978~795 0 0 28
1979~80 0 0 0 7
TOTALS:5 0 0 35
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
TOTALS:

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
1st Oct 1978 1
W
 12 Castleford L H 48 14 1 VIEW
8th Oct 1978 2
W
 12 Rochdale Hornets L H 33 5 2 VIEW
17th Oct 1978 3
W
 12 Salford FT1 A 17 15 1 VIEW
22nd Oct 1978 4
L
 12 Warrington L H 8 10 VIEW
29th Oct 1978 5
W
 12 Featherstone Rovers L A 22 11 VIEW
3rd Nov 1978 6
W
 12 Leigh L H 27 20 VIEW
7th Nov 1978 7
W
 12 Castleford FT2 H 47 5 VIEW
12th Nov 1978 8
L
 12 Australia Tour H 4 26 VIEW
19th Nov 1978 9
L
 12 Rochdale Hornets L A 3 7 VIEW
26th Nov 1978 10
L
 12 Huddersfield L H 15 16 VIEW
28th Nov 1978 11
W
 12 Hull FTSF A 13 5 VIEW
2nd Dec 1978 12
L
 12 Widnes JP2 A 10 11 VIEW
10th Dec 1978 13
W
 12 Salford L A 16 13 VIEW
12th Dec 1978 14
L
 12 Widnes FTF H 7 13 VIEW
26th Dec 1978 15
W
 12 Wigan L H 18 11 VIEW
13th Jan 1979 16
L
 12 Leeds L A 11 26 VIEW
3rd Feb 1979 17
W
 10 Featherstone Rovers L H 25 16 VIEW
23rd Feb 1979 18
D
 12 Castleford L A 13 13 VIEW
7th Mar 1979 19
W
 11 Warrington L A 15 8 VIEW
18th Mar 1979 --NPS
L
 15 Leeds L H 15 20 VIEW
25th Mar 1979 20
L
 15 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 5 20 VIEW
29th Mar 1979 21
L
 15 Workington Town L A 8 10 VIEW
1st Apr 1979 --NPS
L
 15 Wakefield Trinity L A 3 23 VIEW
29th Apr 1979 22
W
 11 Bradford Northern L A 13 12 1 VIEW
30th Apr 1979 23
W
 11 Bradford Northern L H 31 15 VIEW
2nd May 1979 24
L
 15 Leigh L A 2 5 VIEW
7th May 1979 25
W
 15 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 14 5 VIEW
10th May 1979 26
L
 13 Widnes L A 8 15 VIEW
13th May 1979 27
W
 11 Salford L H 26 4 VIEW
15th May 1979 28
L
 15 Leeds PT1 A 10 21 VIEW
2nd Sep 1979 29
L
 15 Warrington L H 17 23 VIEW
16th Sep 1979 --NPS
W
 15 Barrow JP1 A 18 13 VIEW
19th Sep 1979 30
W
 15 Oldham FTP A 20 9 VIEW
23rd Sep 1979 31
L
 15 Bradford Northern L H 10 21 VIEW
30th Sep 1979 32
L
 14 Widnes JP2 A 20 31 VIEW
7th Oct 1979 --NPS
L
 14 Leeds L A 12 21 VIEW
9th Dec 1979 --NPS
L
 15 Warrington L A 10 19 VIEW
11th Dec 1979 33
L
 10 Hull Kingston Rovers FTSF A 7 10 VIEW
23rd Feb 1980 34
L
 10 Bradford Northern CC2 H 10 11 VIEW
9th Apr 1980 35
L
 15 Workington Town L A 5 20 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 17 | LOSSES : 22 | DRAWS : 1

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