Jimmy Hayton
Introduction '''James "Jimmy" Armstrong Fisher Hayton''' (21 September 1925 – 2000) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for England and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, as a , i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
Playing career ===International honours===Jimmy Hayton won a cap for England while at Workington in 1949 against Other Nationalities.===County honours===Jimmy Hayton represented Cumberland. Jimmy Hayton played right-, i.e. number 10, in Cumberland's 5-4 victory over Australia in the 1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Wednesday 13 October 1948, in front of a crowd of 8,818.===Challenge Cup Final appearances===Jimmy Hayton played left-, i.e. number 8, in Workington Town's 18-10 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1952 Challenge Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093, and played right- in the 12-21 defeat by Barrow in the 1955 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954-55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513.
Genealogical information Hayton married Eva (née Asbury) in 1949 in Cockermouth.
References
External links * 30 April 1955 Photograph of Workington Town