Arthur Johnson

Who is Arthur Johnson?

Arthur Johnson a.k.a. Arthur "Chick" Johnson, a local to Widnes, played for Widnes RLFC in the early 1900s.

On the 1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, Widnes provided Jack O'Garra, from a well-known footballing family, and Arthur "Chick," son of "old" Chick Johnson and renowned as an exponent of the long-dead art of dribbling a rugby ball. He was a forward playing out of position on the Wing. With 20 minutes left in the game he dribbled the ball from inside his own half, beating the fullback. This paid off in a sensational test—, the Rorke's Drift Test of 1914.

Arthur Johnson, gained a cap for England at Widnes in 1914 versus Wales, and four caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1914 versus Australia, and New Zealand, and in 1920 versus Australia twice.

His Great Britain stats are below.