Jack Chilcott


John "Jack" Chilcott was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played club level rugby union for Ogmore Vale RFC and Cross Keys RFC, and representative level rugby league for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a forward, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Jack Chilcott won caps for Wales while at Huddersfield 1913…1914 2-caps, and won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1914 against Australia.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jack Chilcott played as a forward, i.e. number 9, in Huddersfield's 9-5 victory over Warrington in the 1912–13 Challenge Cup Final during the 1912–13 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 26 April 1913, in front of a crowd of 22,754.

Genealogical information

Jack Chilcott married Eva Taylor on Thursday 16 April 1914, the marriage was registered during second ¼ 1914 in Huddersfield district.