Tommy Howley

Tommy Howley
Personal information
Full nameThomas Howley
Born1895[1]
Tredegar, Wales
Died(1974-07-21)21 July 1974[1]
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Ebbw Vale RFC
Rugby league
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920–26 Wigan 219 101 28 0 359
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1921–25 Wales 4 0 0 0 0
1924 Great Britain 6 2 0 0 6
Source: [2]

Thomas Howley (1895 – 21 July 1974) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Ebbw Vale RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Wigan, as a wing, or centre.[3]

Playing career

International honours

Thomas Howley won 4 caps for Wales (RL) in 1921–1925 while at Wigan, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Wigan in 1924 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches).[2]

Championship final appearances

Thomas Howley played right-centre and scored a drop goal in Wigan's 13-2 victory over Oldham in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922,[4] and played right-centre and scored a 2-tries in the 22-10 victory over Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1925–26 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 8 May 1926.[5]

County Cup Final appearances

Thomas Howley played left-centre and scored a try in Wigan's 20–2 victory over Leigh in the 1922–23 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 25 November 1922,[6] and played right-centre in the 11-15 defeat by Swinton in the 1925–26 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1925–26 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Wednesday 9 December 1925

References

  1. ^ a b "Tommy Howley - One Of Ebbw Vale's Finest-Ever Centres". Gwent Gazette. 9 August 1974. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. ^ "1921–1922 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ "1925-1926 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ "1922–1923 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.