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| Full name | Tom Yorke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1920 St Helens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 2004 (aged 84)
[1] St. Helens, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Hooker, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 December 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Yorke (12 July 1920 – December 2004) was a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for St. Helens Schoolboys, St. Helens YMCA, Parr Legionnaires, St. Helens ( Heritage No. 670), and Warrington ( Heritage No. 523), as a prop, hooker, or loose forward, i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Limited ARLFC. [2]
Playing career
Notable tour matches
Tom Yorke played hooker, and scored a try and a goal in St. Helens' 74-38 victory over Italy at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Wednesday 30 August 1950, in front of a crowd of 14,000. [3]
Club career
Tom Yorke made his début for St. Helens playing loose forward in the 13-2 victory over Buslingthorpe Vale ARLFC in the 1947–48 Challenge Cup first-round second-leg match at Meanwood Road, Leeds on Saturday 14 February 1948, and he played his last match for St. Helens playing hooker in the 6-6 draw with York F.C. at Clarence Street, York on Saturday 18 November 1950, [2] he made his début for Warrington on Wednesday 18 April 1951, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 21 February 1953. [4]
References
- ^ "Thomas Yorke". Family Search. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile at saints.org.uk". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "St Helens 74 v 38 Italy". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk". wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
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| Full name | Tom Yorke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1920 St Helens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 2004 (aged 84)
[1] St. Helens, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Hooker, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 December 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Yorke (12 July 1920 – December 2004) was a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for St. Helens Schoolboys, St. Helens YMCA, Parr Legionnaires, St. Helens ( Heritage No. 670), and Warrington ( Heritage No. 523), as a prop, hooker, or loose forward, i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Limited ARLFC. [2]
Playing career
Notable tour matches
Tom Yorke played hooker, and scored a try and a goal in St. Helens' 74-38 victory over Italy at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Wednesday 30 August 1950, in front of a crowd of 14,000. [3]
Club career
Tom Yorke made his début for St. Helens playing loose forward in the 13-2 victory over Buslingthorpe Vale ARLFC in the 1947–48 Challenge Cup first-round second-leg match at Meanwood Road, Leeds on Saturday 14 February 1948, and he played his last match for St. Helens playing hooker in the 6-6 draw with York F.C. at Clarence Street, York on Saturday 18 November 1950, [2] he made his début for Warrington on Wednesday 18 April 1951, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 21 February 1953. [4]
References
- ^ "Thomas Yorke". Family Search. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile at saints.org.uk". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "St Helens 74 v 38 Italy". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk". wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.