Thomas Fletcher (rugby union)

Thomas Fletcher
Personal information
Full name Thomas Fletcher
Born July→September 1874
Seaton, Cumberland, England
Died 28 August 1950 (aged 75)
Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1897–≥97 Seaton
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1897 England 1 0 0 0 0

Thomas "Tom" Fletcher (birth registered July→September 1874[1] — 28 August 1950 (aged 75)[2]) was an English rugby union footballer of the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Seaton,[3] as a Centre, i.e. number 12 or 13. Prior to the 1898–99 season, Seaton was a rugby union club.

Background

Tom Fletcher's birth was registered in Seaton, Cumberland, and he died aged-75 in Cockermouth, Cumberland.

Playing career

International honours

Tom Fletcher won a cap for England while at Seaton in 1897 against Wales.[4]

Change of Code

When Seaton converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code for the 1898–99 season, Tom Fletcher would have been 24 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Seaton.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. ↑ "Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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