John "Jackie" Perry (27 May 1924 – 8 January 2018)[1][2] was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s.

Jackie Perry's birth was registered in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was a Bevin Boy[4] after retiring from rugby Perry continued to work as he had throughout his playing career, as a miner, he eventually he left mining and became a shopkeeper and publican in Dewsbury before moving to Blackpool where he and his wife ran a boarding house.

Playing in 11 games he scored 7 tries and kicked 11 goals as Wakefield topped the league although they lost to Dewsbury in the play-off semi-final.

[1] The following season Perry was Wakefield's top try scorer with 23 as Yorkshire finished third in the league.

During the replay he kicked the winning conversion as well as making a try-saving tackle on Leeds stand-off Dickie Williams.