Jim Leytham
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Personal information
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| Full name | James Leytham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October→December 1879 Lancaster, England |
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| Died | 20 August 1916 (aged 36) Morecambe Bay, England |
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Playing information
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 8 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James "Jim" Leytham (birth registered October→December 1879 – 20 August 1916 (aged 36)) birth registered in Lancaster, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Lancaster, and Wigan (captain), as a Wing, i.e. number 2 (number 14 in a 15-player team) or 5 (number 11 in a 15-player team). Leytham along with several members of his family died in a fishing accident in the River Lune Estuary, Morecambe Bay on Sunday 20 August 1916, his death was registered in Lancaster
Jim Leytham played in the first ever rugby league international for England while at Wigan in 1905 against Other Nationalities, he went on to win further caps in 1906 against Other Nationalities and in 1908 against New Zealand. He also won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1908 against New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1910 against Wales (2 matches).
He was selected to go on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand and played against Australia (2 matches), Australasia (2 matches), and New Zealand. In this tour's Ashes series, he set the record for most tries in a match with four in Britain's victory in the second test.
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