Tommy Thompson (rugby league)
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| Full name | Thomas Thompson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 6 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Thompson (birth unknown - death unknown), also known by the nicknames of "Tommy", and "Tubby", was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level has played for England, and at club level for New Springs (Wigan), Warrington, Oldham, and Leigh, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.[1]
Playing career
International honours
Tommy Thompson won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1933 against Australia.[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Tommy Thompson played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Warrington's 17-21 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1932-33 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1933.[3]
County Cup Final appearances
Tommy Thompson played in Warrington's 15-2 victory over Salford in the 1929 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1929–30 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 November 1929, and played, and scored a try in the 10-9 victory over St.Helens in the 1932 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932.[3]
Notable tour matches
Tommy Thompson played, and scored all 17-points with 3-tries, and 4-conversions in Warrington's 17-8 victory over Australia on the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 21 December 1929.[3]
Club career
Tommy Thompson made his Warrington début in the 7-39 defeat by Wakefield Trinity at Belle View, Wakefield on Saturday 1 October 1927, in the 1930-31 season he equalled Warrington's "Most Tries In A Season" record with 28-tries, subsequently extended by Steve Ray to 33-tries, and then by Brian Bevan to 48, 57, 60, and finally 66-tries, in the 1932-33 season he set Warrington's "Most Tries In A Game" record with 6-tries despite being carried off injured against Bradford Northern on Thursday 6 April 1933, subsequently extended by Brian Bevan to 7-tries, he played his last match for Warrington in the 3-10 defeat by Widnes at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 30 March 1934, and made his Oldham début, and scored a try in the 7-7 draw with Warrington.[3]
Honoured at Warrington Wolves
Tommy 'Tubby' Thompson is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.