Jim Bacon Rugby player
James "Jim" Arthur Bacon was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s, and coach of the 1920s, who played at representative level for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, as a Wing, or Centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4, and coaching at club level for Castleford.Born around October–December 1896 in Newport, Wales, Bacon played rugby union for Cross Keys RFC. He moved north and made his professional début for English club Leeds against Bradford Northern at Headingley Stadium on Saturday 14 December 1918. Bacon was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia. He won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds in 1920 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), in 1921 against Australia (2 matches), in 1922 against Australia, in 1924 against Australia, and in 1927 against New Zealand. From 1921 until 1927 he also represented Wales, winning six caps.Bacon played Centre, i.e. number 4 and scored 2-tries in Leeds' 11-3 victory over Dewsbury in the 1921 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1921–22 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 26 November 1921. Bacon played Centre, i.e. number 4 in Leeds' 28-3 victory over Hull in the 1922-23 Challenge Cup final at Belle Vue, Wakefield. Bacon's marriage to Vera Tatterson was registered during April–June 1927 in Bramley district. They had children; Courtney J. Bacon [1], and Glenys O. Bacon [2]. Bacon coached Castleford from 25 August 1928 to 27 April 1929.