Tom Walsh (rugby league, Castleford)

English rugby league footballer

For the rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s for Hunslet, see Tom Walsh (rugby league).

Tom Walsh

Personal information

Full name| Thomas Walsh
Born| unknown
Died| unknown

Playing information

Position| Scrum-half
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1933–35  | Leigh | 67  | 16  | 43  | 0  | 134
1936–55  | Castleford | 112  | 26  | 20  | 5  | 128
≤1944–≥44  | → Dewsbury (guest) | ≥1  |  |  |  |
| Total  |  | 42  | 63  | 5  | 262

Tom Walsh (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Tot", was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Leigh,[1][2] Castleford, and Dewsbury (World War II guest), as a goal-kicking scrum-half.[3][4][5]

## Playing career

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### Championship final appearances

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Tom Walsh played scrum-half in Dewsbury's 14-25 aggregate defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1943–44 season; Walsh played scrum-half, and scored a try, and three goals (1-goal, and 2-penalty goals) in the 9-13 first-leg defeat at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 13 May 1944, but Harry Royal played scrum-half in the 5-12 second-leg defeat at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Saturday 20 May 1944.[6]

### County League appearances

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Tom Walsh played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1938–39 season.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. ^ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. ^ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
4. ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
5. ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
6. ^ "1943–1944 War Emergency League Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

## External links

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* Search for "Walsh" at rugbyleagueproject.org
* Search for "Tom Walsh" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

*[Pld]: Played
*[T]: Tries
*[G]: Goals
*[FG]: Field goals
*[P]: Points