Donald Jowett

Donald Jowett

Baines Cigarette card featuring Donald Jowett
Personal information
Full name	Donald Jowett
Nickname	Don
Born	4 December 1866 Bradford, England
Died	27 August 1908 (aged 41) Heckmondwike, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Forwards
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1889–≥91 Heckmondwike Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Yorkshire 31 1889–91 England 6 0 1 0 2
Source: espnscrum.com

Donald "Don" Jowett (4 December 1866 — 27 August 1908 (aged 41)) born in Bradford, was a rugby union footballer of the 1880s, and 1890s, playing at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Heckmondwike, as a Forward, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row, he died in Heckmondwike. Prior to the 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Heckmondwike was a rugby union club.

Don Jowett won caps for England while at Heckmondwike in 1889 against New Zealand Natives, in 1890 against Scotland, and Ireland, and in 1891 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.

When Heckmondwike converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code for the 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Don Jowett would have been approximately 30 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Heckmondwike.

Don Jowett's marriage was registered during January–March 1892 in Dewsbury district.