John Dyson (rugby)
Jack Dyson was born in Skelmanthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 42 in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire. Jack Dyson won caps for England while at Huddersfield in 1890 against Scotland, in 1892 against Scotland, and in 1893 against Ireland, and Scotland. In the early years of rugby football the "goal" was to score goals, and a try had zero value, but it provided the opportunity to "try" at goal, and "convert" the try to a goal with an unopposed kick at the goal posts. The point values of both the try and goal have varied over time, and in the early years, footballers could "score" a try, without scoring any points. When Huddersfield converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 27 August 1895, Jack Dyson would have been 28. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Huddersfield.
Playing career
Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Huddersfield was a rugby union club.