Jack Hoult

Jack Hoult (birth unknown – death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and competitive cyclist of the 1930s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, York, Dewsbury and Castleford, as a centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 6.[1][2][3]

Jack Hoult
Personal information
Full nameJ. E. "Jack" Hoult
Bornunknown
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionCentre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1922–26/27 Hull Kingston Rovers 174 74 3 0 228
1927–≥27 York
≤1929–≥31 Dewsbury
1932–34 Castleford 52 19 0 0 57
Total 226 93 3 0 285
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1934–≤34 Yorkshire ≥1

Background

Jack Hoult worked at British Oil and Cake Mills in Kingston upon Hull.

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jack Hoult played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in the Hull Kingston Rovers' 3–16 defeat by Oldham in the 1924–25 Challenge Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 25 April 1925, in front of a crowd of 28,335.[4][5]

County League appearances

Jack Hoult played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1932–33 season.[3]

References
  1. David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
  2. "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 30 – 1924–25". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
  5. Hoole, Les (1998). The Rugby League Challenge Cup – An Illustrated History. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-094-3
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