Jack Sewell (rugby league)

English rugby league footballer

Jack Sewell

Personal information

Full name| John T. Sewell
Born| c. 1926
Died| 28 April 1955 (aged 29)
Staincliffe General Hospital, Dewsbury

Playing information

Position| Prop
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
≤1949–Nov 49  | Dewsbury |  |  |  |  |
Nov 1949–51  | Batley |  |  |  |  |
| Total  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

John T. Sewell (c. 1926 – 28 April 1955) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Leeds City Boys ARLFC, Dewsbury and Batley, as a prop.[1]

## Playing career

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Sewell was transferred from Dewsbury to Batley in November 1949, he played his last match for Batley, against Widnes at Naughton Park, Widnes on Saturday 24 March 1951, he sustained a head injury in the first-half of this match, and complained of a headache at half-time, but completed the match, however on the return journey by motor coach he became unconscious, and later suffered paralysis down one-side of his body, and aphasia (Loss of the ability to produce and/or comprehend language), and was subsequently transferred from Staincliffe General Hospital (near his home on Willians Road (off Halifax Road), Dewsbury) to Leeds General Infirmary, 4-years later he subsequently died from complications arising from his injury.[2]

## References

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1. ^ John Roe (15 December 2014). "Sermons from the Mount". Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0992991777
2. ^ (10 May 1951). Brain operation likely on injured Batley footballer. The Yorkshire Post. ISBN n/a

## External links

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* Search for "Sewell" at rugbyleagueproject.org

*[c.]: circa
*[Pld]: Played
*[T]: Tries
*[G]: Goals
*[FG]: Field goals
*[P]: Points