Tommy Taylor (rugby league)
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| Full name | Thomas Leslie Taylor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1911 Fitzwilliam, Wakefield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1992 (aged 80–81) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas "Tommy" Leslie Taylor (7 September 1911 – 1992) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Background
Tommy Taylor was born in Fitzwilliam, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was married with three sons, and he was a miner for all of his working life.
Playing career
International honours
Tommy Taylor won a cap for England while at Castleford in 1945 against Wales.[2]
County honours
Tommy Taylor won caps playing left-prop, i.e. number 8 for Yorkshire while at Castleford in the 16-5 victory over Lancashire at Widnes' stadium on 12 October 1935, the 16-16 draw with Lancashire at Swinton's stadium on 10 October 1945, and scoring 1-try in the 45-3 victory over Cumberland at Leeds' stadium on 31 October 1945.[3]
County League appearances
Taylor played in Castleford's victories in the Yorkshire County League during the 1932–33 season and 1938–39 season.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Taylor played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Castleford's 11-8 victory over Huddersfield in the 1934–35 Challenge Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1935, in front of a crowd of 39,000.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Sat 4th May 1935 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 39,000". thecastlefordtigers ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
- Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 February 2012)