John McKay | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
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| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of John McKay |
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 HERITAGE NO : John McKay WW1 FAMILY TRAGEDY John was born in Widnes on the 25th of February, 1872. His father, also named, David, was a railway signalman. He married Annie Stockton in 1893 and they went on to have six children. John followed his father gaining employment as a railway clerk. Jobs on the railways in those days were often secured via family connections. John made his debut on the 26th of March 1894 against Kendal. He was a forceful forward and helped his team gain victory that day. He made 13 appearances in total prior to the creation of the Northern Union and scored two tries in those matches. His rugby career was to transcend the great schism. NORTHERN UNION ERA John McKay played for the Saints in their first ever Northern Union match against Rochdale Hornets on the 7th of September, 1895. The Saints prevailed that day by 8 points to 3. John played his last match against Oldham in January 1899. Between those dates John played on many occasions for the A team. He eventually moved to St Helens to take up another position as a railway clerk. In 1901 he was living at 125 Morlet Street St Helens with his wife Annie and young son John. John decided to start a new life in the early twentieth century when he emigrated with his family to Canada. The 1911 Canadian Census saw the family living at 257 Sackville Street, Toronto where John was working as a general clerk. John and his son John Wilfred both served in the Number 2 Canadian Field Ambulance Medical Corps during the Great War. John Wilfred was tragically killed in April 1915. John SNR relayed his son’s death by letter. Devastatingly, John McKay SNR was also killed in October 1917 whilst serving in Europe. John was 45 at the time of his death. |
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 26th Mar 1894 | 1 | W |
9 | Kendal* | FR | H | 38 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 27th Oct 1894 | 2 | L |
10 | Broughton Rangers* | FR | H | 0 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 24th Nov 1894 | 3 | W |
11 | Broughton Rangers* | FR | A | 10 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 15th Dec 1894 | 4 | D |
14 | New Brighton* | FR | A | 0 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 19th Jan 1895 | 5 | W |
8 | District* | FR | H | 23 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 26th Jan 1895 | 6 | D |
14 | Leigh* | FR | A | 5 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 2nd Mar 1895 | 7 | W |
10 | Stockport* | FR | H | 13 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 16th Mar 1895 | 8 | W |
12 | Salford* | FR | A | 8 | 6 | VIEW | |||
| 23rd Mar 1895 | 9 | D |
14 | Swinton* | LSC | H | 0 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 30th Mar 1895 | 10 | W |
14 | Rochdale Hornets* | LSC | A | 11 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 1st Apr 1895 | 11 | W |
14 | Warrington* | LSC | A | 11 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 15th Apr 1895 | 12 | W |
14 | Broughton Rangers* | FR | H | 23 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 20th Apr 1895 | -- | L |
14 | Runcorn* | FR | A | 0 | 10 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 8 | LOSSES : 2 | DRAWS : 3 |
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