As a teenager, Bawden also played
rugby union, and represented England rugby union schoolboys at the age of 13. He was also a talented
footballer, and turned down an offer to trial with
Wolverhampton Wanderers shortly before joining
Huddersfield. Bawden spent his entire professional career with Huddersfield, appearing 243 times for the club between 1943 and 1952. He also represented
Cumberland on 14 occasions. Jeff Bawden played at and scored a
conversion in
Cumberland's 5-4 victory over
Australia in the
1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at the
Recreation Ground,
Whitehaven on Wednesday 13 October 1948, in front of a crowd of 8,818. Bawden played at , and scored three
conversions in
Huddersfield's 4-11 defeat by
Bradford Northern in the
1949–50 Yorkshire Cup Final during the
1949–50 season at
Headingley,
Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1949. He was granted a testimonial by Huddersfield in 1953. After retiring from playing, he returned to his hometown, and held various non-playing roles at
Whitehaven, including a spell as head coach. In 1999, Bawden was inducted into Huddersfield's Hall of Fame. ==References==