About John Worton
Lived 1901 – 1991 (aged 89). John Worton was a rugby union player and association football player.
Joseph Robert Bute Worton (31 March 1901 – 14 January 1991) was an English international rugby union player.
Educated at Haileybury, Worton went to Sandhurst after finishing his schooling and in 1922 was gazetted into the Middlesex Regiment, serving periods in Belfast and occupied Germany.
Worton was a scrum-half with the Army and Harlequins sides. He stood in for Arthur Young as England scrum-half on two occasions, gaining caps in matches against Wales in 1926 and 1927.
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John Worton was born on 31 March 1901.
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John Worton died on 14 January 1991.
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John Worton was a rugby union player and association football player.
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