Quick Facts
Biography
Jim Denton was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, and 1930s, playing at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 3), as a wing, or stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Playing career
County honours
Jim Denton won caps for Yorkshire while at Featherstone Rovers; during the 1924–25 season against Lancashire, during the 1925–26 season against Cumberland, and Lancashire, and during the 1926–27 season against Cumberland.
County Cup Final appearances
Jim Denton played stand-off/five-eighth in Featherstone Rovers' 0-5 defeat by Leeds in the 1928 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1928–29 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 24 November 1928.
Club career
Jim Denton made his début for Featherstone Rovers at right wing, i.e. number 2, on Saturday 27 August 1921.
Honoured at Featherstone Rovers
Jim Denton is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame Inductee.
Genealogical information
Jim Denton was the brother of the rugby league fullback/left wing for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 4); Sid Denton.