Bob Banham

John Robert "Bob" Banham (22 September 1912 – 20 December 1999),[2] was a professional rugby league footballer who represented the New Zealand national rugby league team and New South Wales City.

Bob Banham

Personal information
Full name	John Robert Banham
Born	22 September 1912 Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Died	20 December 1999 (aged 87) Mascot, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1936–37 South Sydney 16 5 0 0 15 1938–40 Mount Albert Lions 1941 South Sydney 14 3 0 0 9 Total 30 8 0 0 24 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1937 New South Wales City 1 0 0 0 0 1938–39 Auckland 1939 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Banham played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Premiership, scoring five tries between 1936 and 1937. He represented New South Wales City in 1937.[1] In 1938 the Mount Albert Lions signed Banham as player-coach, with assistance from the Auckland Rugby League and New Zealand Rugby League.[3] He was named for New Zealand in 1939 but did not play a test, due to the cancellation of the 1939 tour of Great Britain.[4] He returned to Australia in September 1940 with the intention of joining the Australian forces.[3] In 1941 played several games for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and scored three tries.[1]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. BANHAM JOHN ROBERT : Service Number - N227584 : Date of birth - 22 Sep 1912 : Place of birth - GLENBROOK NSW : Place of enlistment - KINGSFORD : Next of Kin - BANHAM WILLIAM
3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
4. BANHAM, John Robert - 1939 nzleague.co.nz