John Feetham ( 1909 â March 1968) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, and Salford, as a or .
Jack Feetham's birth was registered in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Feetham was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name "Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were; Joe Bradbury, Bob Brown, Aubrey Casewell, Paddy Dalton, Bert Day, Cliff Evans, Jack Feetham, George Harris, Barney Hudson, Emlyn Jenkins, Alf Middleton, Sammy Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Les Pearson, Gus Risman, Billy Watkins and Billy Williams.
Feetham played in Salford's 3âÂÂ15 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1933âÂÂ34 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 28 April 1934.
Feetham played in Salford's 7âÂÂ4 victory over Barrow in the 1938 Challenge Cup Final during the 1937âÂÂ38 season at Wembley Stadium, London, in front of a crowd of 51,243.
About Feetham's time, there was Salford's 10âÂÂ8 victory over Swinton in the 1931 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1931âÂÂ32 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 21 November 1931, the 21âÂÂ12 victory over Wigan in the 1934 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1934âÂÂ35 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934, the 15âÂÂ7 victory over Wigan in the 1935 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1935âÂÂ36 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 19 October 1935, the 5âÂÂ2 victory over Wigan in the 1936 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1936âÂÂ37 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 17 October 1936, and he played in the 7âÂÂ10 defeat by Wigan in the 1938 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1938âÂÂ39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938.
Feetham won a cap for England while at Salford in 1932 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Kingston Rovers in 1929âÂÂ30 against Australia, while at Salford in 1932 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1933 against Australia (3 matches).
After finishing his playing career, Feetham became a licensee in Salford before moving to Oldham. In 1954, he returned to his hometown and took charge of the Tivoli Hotel in Mytongate. In March 1968, he died in his home in East Hull, aged 59.