Tom Winnard

Tom Winnard
Ogden's Cigarette card featuring Thomas Winnard
Personal information
Full nameThomas Winnard
Born1 September 1909
DiedFebruary 1986 (aged 76)[1]
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1930–30 Wigan Highfield
1930–33 St. Helens 102 55 115 395
1933–44 Bradford Northern 253 167 >1000
Total 355 222 115 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Lancashire
1937 England 1 2 1 0 8
Source: [2][3]

Thomas Winnard (1 September 1909 – February 1986) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Wigan Highfield, St. Helens and Bradford Northern, as a centre.[2]

Playing career

International honours

Tom Winnard won a cap for England while at Bradford Northern in 1937 against France at Thrum Hall, Halifax.[3]

Championship final appearances

Tom Winnard played, and scored a try in St. Helens' 9–5 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1931–32 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 7 May 1932.

County League appearances

Tom Winnard played in St. Helens' victories in the Lancashire League during the 1929-30 season and 1931-32 season.

Genealogical information

Tom Winnard was the father of the rugby league centre, second-row, and loose forward of the 1950s and 1960s for Bradford Northern; Ralph Winnard (c. first quarter 1934 - 4 January 2018 (aged 83)).[4]

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Birthday treat for former Northern star Hopkins". thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.