Tom Banks (rugby league)
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| Full name | Thomas Banks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 1907 Castleford, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 1959 (aged 51)[1] Pontefract, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Banks (1907 – 1959) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Huddersfield, York, Castleford and St Helens.[4][5][6]
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Born in Castleford, Banks joined rugby league club Huddersfield in August 1928.[7] He played at prop in Huddersfield's 21–17 victory over Warrington in the 1932–33 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1933.[8] He was transferred to York in September 1934.[7]
Banks joined his hometown club Castleford from York in January 1936.[9] He played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1938–39 season.[6]
International honours
[edit]Thomas Banks won a cap for England while at Huddersfield in 1931 against Wales.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mr. Tom Banks Dies". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 17 April 1959. p. 13 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Tommy Banks". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
- ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Tom Banks Goes To York". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 10 September 1934. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fartown At Wembley - "The Wembley Years" - 1933, 1935, 1953 And 1962" (PDF). huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Tom Banks Joins Castleford". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 24 January 1936. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Banks Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com
- Profile at Saints Heritage Society