John Warlow

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
13-02-1939
N/A
23-10-1963
Llanelli RU- Wales
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
30-11-1963 v Liverpool City
Leeds
1975- Rochdale Hornets
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1963-1968
245 (10)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
27
0
0
81

Biography of John Warlow



HERITAGE NO : 812
John Warlow by Dave Dooley:

John Warlow played in the successful Saints teams of the sixties and early seventies. He was a 6 feet 1 inch, 15 stones second row forward from Llanelli RU Club and a welsh Rugby Union international. He was signed in a pub by the then secretary Basil Lowe and Saints Chairman Harry Cook. The directors of Workington Town were also present attempting to sign `Big John`. Also in attendance to witness, and later celebrate, the signing of a Saint, were John`s team-mates from Llanelli.

Big John` was a stalwart of the "pack of aces" and played alongside great forwards like Cliff Watson, John Mantle, Kel Coslett, John Tembey, Mervyn Hicks, Ray French and Doug Laughton. Warlow was a tough nut with the ball in his hands and a powerful tackler. His unstinting efforts and consistent performances should have been rewarded with more international caps. With players of his calibre battering the opposition for the first hour, many a match was characterised by the classy backs running riot in the final twenty minutes.

He signed for the Saints on the 23rd. of October and made his debut against Liverpool City on the 30th. of November, 1963.He lodged with the infamous Minnie Cotton in Windsor Road for a spell. Minnie received national attention when she single-handedly invaded the pitch in the 1966 Championship Final against Halifax. Minnie set about a couple of Halifax forwards with her umbrella as retribution for some rough play against her lodger.

He had two spells with the Saints, leaving the Club after the end of the 1968/69 season for a stint with local rivals Widnes. John returned to Knowsley Road in November 1973 to complete his dazzling career with the Saints. His last match for the Saints was against Leeds in the 1975 Premiership Final against Leeds when Saints dipped surprisingly after winning the Championship at a canter.

In 235 games plus 10 as substitute and 13 as non-playing substitute John scored a total of 27 tries for an aggregate of 81 points. After his playing career was over John returned to South Wales. These days `Young Warlow` can often be located visiting the Llanelli RU clubhouse supporting the Scarlets.



SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1963~640 0 0 20
1964~65 3 0 0 34
1965~66 5 0 0 32
1966~67 4 0 0 33
1967~68 7 0 0 44
1968~69 6 0 0 42
1973~74 1 0 0 17
1974~75 1 0 0 27
TOTALS:27 0 0 249
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1964~650002
1965~66 1001
1966~670001
TOTALS:1004

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
30th Nov 1963 1
W
12 Liverpool City WDC H 16 0 VIEW
1st Jan 1964 2
L
12 Swinton L H 6 8 VIEW
4th Jan 1964 3
W
12 Salford WDC A 15 5 VIEW
1st Feb 1964 4
W
11 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 9 5 VIEW
8th Feb 1964 5
L
11 Castleford CC1 H 6 13 VIEW
15th Feb 1964 6
W
10 Barrow WDC A 14 10 VIEW
22nd Feb 1964 7
L
10 Leeds L H 6 14 VIEW
28th Mar 1964 8
W
10 Salford WDC H 24 13 VIEW
30th Mar 1964 9
W
10 Swinton L A 10 7 VIEW
4th Apr 1964 10
L
10 Widnes L H 6 10 VIEW
8th Apr 1964 11
L
10 Featherstone Rovers L A 12 19 VIEW
11th Apr 1964 12
W
10 Wakefield Trinity L H 24 10 VIEW
15th Apr 1964 13
W
10 Whitehaven WDC A 3 0 VIEW
18th Apr 1964 14
W
10 Liverpool City WDC A 32 7 VIEW
22nd Apr 1964 15
W
10 Wigan L A 22 13 VIEW
25th Apr 1964 16
W
10 Widnes L A 19 8 VIEW
1st May 1964 17
W
12 Oldham WDCSF H 22 11 VIEW
6th May 1964 18
W
12 Hull L A 17 9 VIEW
16th May 1964 19
W
12 Swinton WDCF N 10 7 VIEW
27th May 1964 20
L
11 Castleford L A 10 11 VIEW
14th Aug 1964 --
W
11 Swinton* Fr Gallie Cup H 22 2 VIEW
22nd Aug 1964 21
W
11 Leigh L A 19 6 VIEW
24th Aug 1964 22
W
10 Rochdale Hornets L H 28 4 VIEW
29th Aug 1964 --NPS
W
15 Widnes L H 29 6 VIEW
31st Aug 1964 23
W
12 Whitehaven L A 15 5 VIEW
5th Sep 1964 24
W
12 Liverpool City LC1 A 41 11 VIEW
14th Sep 1964 25
W
10 Barrow LC2 A 22 11 1 VIEW
19th Sep 1964 26
W
10 Rochdale Hornets L A 17 6 VIEW
26th Sep 1964 27
W
13 Featherstone Rovers L A 30 15 VIEW
29th Sep 1964 28
W
10 Warrington LCSF A 10 8 VIEW
3rd Oct 1964 29
W
12 Workington Town L H 32 6 VIEW
10th Oct 1964 30
W
8 Blackpool Borough L A 31 9 VIEW
17th Oct 1964 31
W
13 Featherstone Rovers L H 25 12 VIEW
24th Oct 1964 32
W
10 Swinton LCF N 12 4 VIEW
31st Oct 1964 33
W
8 Oldham L H 22 6 1 VIEW
7th Nov 1964 34
W
11 Warrington L H 26 10 VIEW
14th Nov 1964 35
W
15 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 25 12 VIEW
21st Nov 1964 36
W
12 Barrow L H 37 3 VIEW
19th Dec 1964 37
W
13 Leigh L H 10 7 VIEW
1st Jan 1965 38
W
12 Swinton L A 11 5 VIEW
9th Jan 1965 39
W
12 Liverpool City L H 23 3 VIEW
16th Jan 1965 40
L
8 Warrington L A 4 6 VIEW
27th Jan 1965 --
W
12 Other Nationalities* Fr Opening of Floodl H 19 2 VIEW
6th Feb 1965 41
W
11 Castleford CC1 H 22 9 VIEW
13th Feb 1965 42
L
11 Workington Town L A 3 4 VIEW
16th Feb 1965 --NPS
W
15 Salford L H 12 6 VIEW
20th Feb 1965 43
W
10 Huddersfield L H 28 6 VIEW
27th Feb 1965 --NPS
L
15 Wigan CC2 A 2 7 VIEW
13th Mar 1965 44
W
10 Oldham L A 15 9 VIEW
16th Mar 1965 45
L
12 Wakefield Trinity L H 2 9 VIEW
20th Mar 1965 46
L
8 Wakefield Trinity L A 4 5 VIEW
30th Mar 1965 47
W
12 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 8 2 VIEW
5th Apr 1965 48
W
11 Barrow L A 21 14 1 VIEW
9th Apr 1965 49
W
11 Liverpool City L A 11 0 VIEW
16th Apr 1965 50
W
11 Wigan L A 16 8 VIEW
17th Apr 1965 --NPS
W
15 Widnes L A 14 2 VIEW
19th Apr 1965 51
W
11 Swinton L H 16 5 VIEW
30th Apr 1965 52
W
15 Hull Kingston Rovers Ch2 H 24 6 VIEW
15th May 1965 53
W
12 Wakefield Trinity ChSF H 10 5 VIEW
22nd May 1965 54
L
15 Halifax ChF N 7 15 VIEW
14th Aug 1965 --
L
12 Swinton * Fr Gallie Cup A 9 11 1 VIEW
24th Aug 1965 55
W
15 Rochdale Hornets L A 17 9 VIEW
28th Aug 1965 56
W
11 Castleford L A 19 15 VIEW
30th Aug 1965 57
W
11 Whitehaven L H 30 5 VIEW
4th Sep 1965 58
W
11 Warrington L A 11 2 VIEW
10th Sep 1965 --NPS
L
15 Swinton LC1 H 7 8 VIEW
15th Sep 1965 59
W
10 New Zealand Tour H 28 7 1 VIEW
18th Sep 1965 60
W
10 Castleford L H 21 6 VIEW
27th Sep 1965 61
W
8 Widnes L A 9 4 VIEW
1st Oct 1965 62
W
11 Oldham L H 23 17 VIEW
5th Oct 1965 63
W
11 Leigh FT1 H 25 19 1 VIEW
9th Oct 1965 64
W
15 Barrow L H 18 14 VIEW
16th Oct 1965 65
W
8 Salford L A 15 11 VIEW
23rd Oct 1965 66
W
8 Workington Town L H 43 4 1 VIEW
30th Oct 1965 67
W
8 Barrow L A 15 10 VIEW
9th Nov 1965 68
W
8 Huddersfield L H 11 4 VIEW
13th Nov 1965 69
W
8 Workington Town L A 7 3 VIEW
26th Feb 1966 70
W
12 Wakefield Trinity CC1 A 10 0 VIEW
1st Mar 1966 71
W
12 Warrington L H 22 6 1 VIEW
8th Mar 1966 72
W
12 Liverpool City L H 16 2 VIEW
12th Mar 1966 73
W
12 Huddersfield L A 8 7 VIEW
19th Mar 1966 74
W
12 Swinton CC2 H 16 4 VIEW
23rd Mar 1966 75
W
10 Leigh L A 6 5 VIEW
26th Mar 1966 76
L
11 Wigan L A 8 17 VIEW
2nd Apr 1966 77
W
12 Hull Kingston Rovers CC3 H 12 10 VIEW
8th Apr 1966 78
W
12 Wigan L H 17 10 VIEW
16th Apr 1966 79
W
12 Dewsbury CCSF N 12 5 VIEW
22nd Apr 1966 80
L
10 Swinton L H 10 15 VIEW
25th Apr 1966 81
W
10 Liverpool City L A 28 3 VIEW
30th Apr 1966 82
W
10 Warrington Ch1 H 35 7 1 VIEW
7th May 1966 83
W
8 Oldham Ch2 H 15 10 VIEW
14th May 1966 84
W
11 Hull Kingston Rovers ChSF H 14 6 VIEW
21st May 1966 85
W
12 Wigan CCF N 21 2 VIEW
28th May 1966 86
W
12 Halifax ChF N 35 12 VIEW
12th Aug 1966 --
L
11 Swinton* Fr Gallie Cup H 13 27 VIEW
19th Aug 1966 87
D
10 Widnes L A 10 10 VIEW
14th Oct 1966 88
W
15 Wakefield Trinity L H 18 15 VIEW
18th Oct 1966 89
W
12 Swinton FT1 H 11 9 VIEW
22nd Oct 1966 90
W
12 Salford L A 30 3 VIEW
28th Oct 1966 91
W
8 Leeds L H 16 3 VIEW
1st Nov 1966 92
D
8 Barrow FT2 A 11 11 1 VIEW
2nd Nov 1966 93
L
12 Leigh L A 5 29 VIEW
11th Nov 1966 94
W
8 Castleford L H 13 2 1 VIEW
18th Nov 1966 95
W
12 Barrow L H 16 11 VIEW
26th Nov 1966 96
W
12 Huddersfield L A 15 10 VIEW
2nd Dec 1966 97
L
11 Castleford L A 7 25 VIEW
9th Dec 1966 98
W
8 Leigh L H 4 0 VIEW
17th Dec 1966 99
W
12 Workington Town L A 16 9 VIEW
26th Dec 1966 100
W
10 Wigan L H 8 3 1 VIEW
27th Dec 1966 101
W
10 Warrington L A 9 8 VIEW
2nd Jan 1967 102
D
10 Swinton L A 9 9 VIEW
21st Jan 1967 103
L
10 Workington Town L H 5 6 VIEW
27th Jan 1967 104
W
8 Oldham L H 25 7 VIEW
3rd Feb 1967 105
D
8 Salford CC1 A 5 5 VIEW
7th Feb 1967 106
L
12 Salford CC1(rep) H 3 8 VIEW
17th Feb 1967 107
L
8 Oldham L A 7 8 VIEW
4th Mar 1967 108
L
10 Leeds L A 20 26 1 VIEW
10th Mar 1967 109
W
8 Rochdale Hornets L H 17 2 VIEW
18th Mar 1967 110
W
8 Huddersfield L H 11 4 VIEW
24th Mar 1967 111
W
8 Wigan L A 21 7 VIEW
25th Mar 1967 112
L
15 Whitehaven L A 3 4 VIEW
27th Mar 1967 113
L
8 Swinton L H 5 12 VIEW
7th Apr 1967 114
W
11 Widnes L H 25 10 VIEW
14th Apr 1967 115
W
8 Leigh Ch1 H 37 12 VIEW
22nd Apr 1967 116
W
8 Bradford Northern Ch2 H 15 8 VIEW
29th Apr 1967 117
W
8 Castleford ChSF H 14 3 VIEW
6th May 1967 118
D
8 Wakefield Trinity ChF N 7 7 VIEW
10th May 1967 119
L
8 Wakefield Trinity ChF(rep) N 9 21 VIEW
18th Aug 1967 120
W
8 Rochdale Hornets LC1 H 7 4 VIEW
23rd Aug 1967 121
W
10 Leeds L A 13 12 VIEW
26th Aug 1967 122
W
11 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 13 8 VIEW
1st Sep 1967 123
W
11 Salford L A 15 3 VIEW
9th Sep 1967 124
W
12 Liverpool City L A 32 5 VIEW
15th Sep 1967 125
W
8 Leigh L H 22 0 VIEW
19th Sep 1967 126
W
8 Swinton LCSF A 12 8 VIEW
23rd Sep 1967 127
W
8 Rochdale Hornets L A 8 2 1 VIEW
27th Sep 1967 128
W
8 Warrington L H 17 12 VIEW
7th Oct 1967 129
D
8 Warrington LCF N 2 2 VIEW
14th Oct 1967 130
W
11 Liverpool City L H 15 7 1 VIEW
21st Oct 1967 131
L
8 Whitehaven L A 6 11 VIEW
24th Oct 1967 132
W
11 Australia Tour H 8 4 VIEW
27th Oct 1967 133
W
11 Rochdale Hornets L H 14 7 VIEW
7th Nov 1967 134
W
11 Oldham FT1 H 14 0 VIEW
11th Nov 1967 135
W
11 Blackpool Borough L H 17 3 VIEW
18th Nov 1967 136
W
10 Leigh L A 7 4 VIEW
22nd Nov 1967 137
L
10 Wigan FT2 H 11 22 VIEW
24th Nov 1967 138
L
12 Salford L H 4 7 VIEW
2nd Dec 1967 139
W
8 Warrington LCF(rep) N 13 10 1 VIEW
16th Dec 1967 140
W
8 Oldham L H 10 2 VIEW
26th Dec 1967 141
W
8 Wigan L A 16 10 VIEW
30th Dec 1967 142
D
8 Batley L H 9 9 VIEW
5th Jan 1968 143
L
8 Barrow L A 7 17 VIEW
15th Jan 1968 144
W
8 Barrow L H 6 2 VIEW
20th Jan 1968 145
W
8 Oldham L A 26 14 VIEW
22nd Jan 1968 146
L
8 Swinton L H 10 17 VIEW
27th Jan 1968 147
L
8 Workington Town L A 5 14 1 VIEW
3rd Feb 1968 148
L
8 Huddersfield CC1 H 0 5 VIEW
17th Feb 1968 149
W
8 Batley L A 18 12 1 VIEW
23rd Feb 1968 150
L
8 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 10 12 VIEW
26th Feb 1968 151
W
8 Whitehaven L H 31 8 VIEW
6th Mar 1968 152
W
8 Warrington L A 12 6 VIEW
9th Mar 1968 153
W
8 Blackpool Borough L A 23 7 VIEW
16th Mar 1968 154
W
8 Widnes L H 18 13 VIEW
19th Mar 1968 155
L
8 Leeds L H 4 12 VIEW
23rd Mar 1968 156
L
8 Wakefield Trinity L A 3 23 VIEW
30th Mar 1968 157
W
8 Workington Town L H 18 11 VIEW
12th Apr 1968 158
W
8 Wigan L H 24 13 VIEW
13th Apr 1968 159
L
8 Widnes L A 7 24 VIEW
15th Apr 1968 160
W
8 Swinton L A 19 16 1 VIEW
19th Apr 1968 161
W
8 Halifax Ch1 H 31 2 1 VIEW
24th Apr 1968 162
W
8 Warrington Ch2 H 20 0 VIEW
27th Apr 1968 163
L
8 Hull Kingston Rovers ChSF A 10 23 VIEW
20th Aug 1968 164
W
10 Whitehaven L H 28 9 VIEW
24th Aug 1968 165
L
8 Leeds L A 13 20 VIEW
28th Aug 1968 166
W
8 Wakefield Trinity L H 24 8 VIEW
31st Aug 1968 167
W
8 Widnes L H 24 9 VIEW
2nd Sep 1968 168
W
8 Barrow L A 17 2 VIEW
7th Sep 1968 169
W
8 Wigan LC1 H 19 16 VIEW
10th Sep 1968 170
W
8 Barrow FTP(1) H 21 5 VIEW
14th Sep 1968 171
W
8 Leigh L H 27 2 VIEW
18th Sep 1968 172
W
8 Widnes LC2 A 20 17 VIEW
20th Sep 1968 173
W
8 Huyton L H 11 10 VIEW
23rd Sep 1968 174
L
8 Barrow FTP(2) A 11 18 VIEW
7th Oct 1968 175
W
8 Leigh LCSF A 17 6 VIEW
12th Oct 1968 176
W
8 Leeds L H 28 3 1 VIEW
14th Oct 1968 177
W
8 Swinton FT1 H 12 10 VIEW
19th Oct 1968 178
W
8 Workington Town L A 13 2 VIEW
25th Oct 1968 179
W
8 Oldham LCF N 30 2 VIEW
30th Oct 1968 180
L
8 Rochdale Hornets L A 2 13 VIEW
11th Nov 1968 181
W
8 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 21 5 VIEW
16th Nov 1968 182
D
10 Salford L H 9 9 VIEW
23rd Nov 1968 183
W
8 Warrington L A 20 5 VIEW
26th Nov 1968 184
W
8 Hull FT2 H 14 10 VIEW
10th Dec 1968 185
W
8 Warrington FTSF H 29 6 VIEW
17th Dec 1968 186
L
8 Wigan FTF A 4 7 VIEW
26th Dec 1968 187
W
8 Wigan L AB H 11 3 VIEW
1st Jan 1969 188
W
8 Swinton L A 15 5 VIEW
6th Jan 1969 189
W
8 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 16 5 1 VIEW
14th Jan 1969 190
W
8 Wigan L H 13 3 VIEW
18th Jan 1969 191
W
8 Rochdale Hornets L H 17 7 VIEW
25th Feb 1969 192
W
8 Oldham CC2 A 15 6 VIEW
1st Mar 1969 193
L
8 Warrington CC3 A 2 4 VIEW
6th Mar 1969 194
W
8 Huyton L H 37 6 VIEW
15th Mar 1969 195
L
8 Leigh L A 10 12 VIEW
21st Mar 1969 196
W
8 Widnes L A 18 4 VIEW
24th Mar 1969 197
W
8 Blackpool Borough L H 43 12 VIEW
28th Mar 1969 198
W
8 Oldham L H 19 4 VIEW
4th Apr 1969 199
L
8 Wigan L A 10 34 VIEW
7th Apr 1969 200
W
8 Swinton L H 40 5 2 VIEW
12th Apr 1969 201
L
8 Workington Town L H 5 8 VIEW
19th Apr 1969 202
W
8 Doncaster L H 57 5 1 VIEW
26th Apr 1969 203
W
8 Keighley Ch1 H 25 7 VIEW
3rd May 1969 204
W
8 Featherstone Rovers Ch2 H 47 4 1 VIEW
10th May 1969 205
L
8 Castleford ChSF H 6 18 VIEW
18th Nov 1973 206
W
15 Dewsbury L H 35 3 VIEW
25th Nov 1973 207
W
15 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 14 9 VIEW
8th Dec 1973 208
L
8 Oldham L A 11 12 VIEW
22nd Dec 1973 209
L
8 Featherstone Rovers L A 8 13 VIEW
26th Dec 1973 210
W
8 Wigan L A 20 10 VIEW
20th Jan 1974 211
L
8 Rochdale Hornets L A 7 11 VIEW
27th Jan 1974 212
W
8 Salford L A 12 11 VIEW
3rd Feb 1974 213
W
8 Keighley CC1 H 27 5 1 VIEW
10th Feb 1974 214
W
10 Featherstone Rovers L H 8 0 VIEW
24th Feb 1974 215
W
8 Bramley CC2 H 10 5 VIEW
3rd Mar 1974 --NPS
W
15 Castleford L H 25 5 VIEW
10th Mar 1974 216
L
8 Leigh CC3 A 5 11 VIEW
24th Mar 1974 217
W
8 Leigh L H 44 5 VIEW
26th Mar 1974 218
L
8 Widnes L H 0 5 VIEW
31st Mar 1974 219
W
15 Oldham L H 33 12 VIEW
10th Apr 1974 220
W
8 Wakefield Trinity L A 15 2 VIEW
17th Apr 1974 221
W
8 Bramley L H 19 13 VIEW
18th May 1974 222
L
15 Warrington MCCF N 12 13 VIEW
15th Sep 1974 223
W
8 Dewsbury L A 21 7 VIEW
17th Sep 1974 224
W
15 Wakefield Trinity FTP(1) H 21 12 VIEW
20th Sep 1974 225
W
8 Leeds L H 21 5 VIEW
29th Sep 1974 226
L
8 Swinton JP1 A 6 7 VIEW
11th Oct 1974 227
W
8 Keighley L H 33 7 VIEW
15th Oct 1974 228
W
8 Leeds FT1 H 30 2 VIEW
20th Oct 1974 --NPS
W
15 Halifax L A 47 15 VIEW
2nd Nov 1974 229
W
15 Bramley L A 17 9 VIEW
29th Nov 1974 230
W
8 Castleford L H 17 5 VIEW
15th Dec 1974 231
W
8 Warrington L H 20 2 VIEW
26th Dec 1974 232
W
8 Wigan L H 20 7 VIEW
29th Dec 1974 --NPS
W
15 Salford L A 14 0 VIEW
1st Jan 1975 233
W
8 Widnes L A 11 10 VIEW
12th Jan 1975 234
W
8 Keighley L A 13 5 VIEW
25th Jan 1975 235
L
10 Leeds L A 10 11 VIEW
2nd Feb 1975 --NPS
W
15 Salford L H 18 5 VIEW
8th Feb 1975 236
W
8 Bramley CC1 A 30 5 VIEW
12th Feb 1975 237
W
8 Bradford Northern L H 20 11 VIEW
22nd Feb 1975 238
L
8 Wakefield Trinity CC2 A 9 13 VIEW
7th Mar 1975 239
L
8 Featherstone Rovers L H 8 12 VIEW
14th Mar 1975 240
W
10 Rochdale Hornets L A 4 2 VIEW
23rd Mar 1975 241
W
8 Bradford Northern L A 26 15 1 VIEW
28th Mar 1975 242
W
8 Wigan L A 21 2 VIEW
31st Mar 1975 243
W
15 Widnes L H 25 5 VIEW
6th Apr 1975 244
W
8 York L A 10 9 VIEW
15th Apr 1975 245
W
10 Dewsbury L H 36 14 VIEW
25th Apr 1975 246
W
8 Oldham PT1 H 42 5 VIEW
1st May 1975 247
D
8 Bradford Northern PT2 A 5 5 VIEW
4th May 1975 248
W
8 Wigan PTSF A 22 16 VIEW
17th May 1975 249
L
8 Leeds PTF N 11 26 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 195 | LOSSES : 58 | DRAWS : 9

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