John Henry Rogers (1 October 1892 â 26 July 1958) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Bridgend RFC and Cardiff RFC, initially as a wing and later as a scrum-half (alongside Clem Lewis) and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Huddersfield and Wakefield Trinity, as a , or .
Johnny Rogers was born in Abergwynfi, Wales, he later moved to Tondu, Wales, he was the landlord of the Plumber's Arms public house, Macaulay Street, Huddersfield, and when he retired he continued to live there for three years until his death, he died aged 65 in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Rogers was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, he fractured his left-leg in the 16âÂÂ24 defeat by Auckland at Domain Cricket Ground on Saturday 24 July 1920, that stopped him from playing in the test matches against New Zealand, he did not return from injury until the match against Keighley at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 15 January 1921. He won a cap for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Huddersfield, won 3 caps for Wales (RL) in 1914âÂÂ1922 while at Huddersfield, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Huddersfield in 1914 against Australia, in 1920 against Australia (3 matches), in 1921 against Australia (2 matches), and in 1922 against Australia.
Johnny Rogers played in Huddersfield's 3âÂÂ5 defeat by Salford in the Championship Final during the 1913âÂÂ14 season, played in Huddersfield's 35âÂÂ2 victory over Leeds in the Championship Final during the 1914âÂÂ15 season, and played in Huddersfield's 3âÂÂ5 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship Final during the 1922âÂÂ23 season.
Johnny Rogers played in Huddersfield's victories in the Yorkshire League during the 1913âÂÂ14 season, 1914âÂÂ15 season, 1919âÂÂ20 season and 1921âÂÂ22 season.
Johnny Rogers played in Huddersfield's 37âÂÂ3 victory over St. Helens in the 1915 Challenge Cup Final during the 1914âÂÂ15 season at Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 1 May 1915 in front of a crowd of 8,000, and played in the 21âÂÂ10 victory over Wigan in the 1920 Challenge Cup Final during the 1919âÂÂ20 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 1 May 1915 in front of a crowd of 14,000.
Johnny Rogers played in Huddersfield's 19âÂÂ3 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1913âÂÂ14 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1913âÂÂ14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 29 November 1913, in font of a crowd of 12,000, played, and scored a try in the 31âÂÂ0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1914âÂÂ15 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1914âÂÂ15 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 28 November 1914, in font of a crowd of 12,000, played in the 14âÂÂ8 victory over Dewsbury in the 1918âÂÂ19 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1918âÂÂ19 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 17 May 1919, played in the 24âÂÂ5 victory over Leeds in the 1919âÂÂ20 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1919âÂÂ20 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 29 November 1919, and played in the 4âÂÂ10 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1923 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1923âÂÂ24 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 24 November 1923.
Johnny Rogers was a member of Huddersfield's 1914âÂÂ15 All Four Cups winning team, known as the 'Team of All Talents'.
Johnny Rogers made his début for Bridgend RFC aged-14 as a late-replacement wing selected by Ben Gronow , later playing Scrum-half alongside fly-half Clem Lewis initially at Bridgend RFC, and then at Cardiff RFC, he swapped codes from the amateur rugby union to the professional rugby league, and joined Huddersfield on Saturday 1 March 1913 with a signing-on fee of ã100 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately ã34,650 in 2014), he made his début and scored three tries, and a goal for Huddersfield in the 73âÂÂ5 victory over Bramley at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 1 March 1913, he joined Wakefield Trinity on Friday 9 January 1925 with a transfer fee of ã300 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately ã47,460 in 2014), he made his début for Wakefield Trinity during January 1925.