Tom McGrath (rugby league)
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Full name | Thomas McGrath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1898 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 January 1976 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 7 May 2020 |
Thomas "Tom" McGrath (1898-1976) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s.
Playing career
McGrath had a long career at the Glebe Dirty Reds. Known by the nickname of 'Chaff', he played eight seasons in first grade for Glebe: 1917 and 1921–1927. He played in lock-forward in the 1922 Final Glebe team that were defeated 35-3 by North Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[2]
Death
A resident of Glebe, New South Wales his entire life, McGrath died on 11 January 1976, aged 77.[3]
References
- ^ "Thomas McGrath - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 12 January 1976