John Payne (rugby union, born 1858)

John Payne
J. H. Payne sitting front row with ball
Full nameJohn Henry Payne
Born(1858-03-19)19 March 1858
Died4 January 1942(1942-01-04) (aged 83)
Rugby union career
Position Half-back
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Broughton RUFC
Lancashire
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1882-85 England 7 (1)
Cricket career
Cricket information
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1880Cambridge University
1883Lancashire

John Henry Payne (19 March 1858 – 4 January 1942) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and Lancashire (captain), and at club level for Broughton RUFC, as a half-back, e.g. fly-half, or scrum-half, he died in Victoria Park, Manchester.

Payne also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in the 1880 season and for Lancashire in 1883.