goals club fieldgoals yearend points position birth_date tries yearstart article_title name new appearances
25 hull st helens hull 4 97 02 96 cn 1876 6 1895 1897 billy jacques
 billy jacques yes 50
billy jacques

billy jacques was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s and 1900s , playing at club level for hull and st helens .
jacques played for hull before joining st helens in december 1895 .
he made his debut against oldham , but his appearance breached the rules , as neither hull nor the northern union committee had given permission for the transfer to go ahead .
as a result , saints were deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player .
he went to make 50 appearances for the club , with his final appearance coming in the 1897 challenge cup final defeat against batley .
he rejoined hull in 1897 .
in 1898 -- 99 , he was the season 's top point scorer .
jacques played 122 games for hull , scoring 370 points -lrb- 32 tries and 137 goals -rrb- .
