| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Gower Thomas | |||||
| Nickname | Ginger | |||||
| Born | Llanelli, Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1922–1931 | Leeds | |||||
| 1931–≥1931 | York | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Yorkshie | ||||||
| 1926–1931 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1926–1930 | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Arthur Gower 'Ginger' Thomas (born in Llanelli) is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Leeds, and York, playing at Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums. Although born in Wales, Arthur 'Ginger' Thomas moved to Hunslet as an infant, and subsequently played for Hunslet Intermediates, before going on to play for Yorkshire, and England.[1]
Arthur 'Ginger' Thomas won caps for England while at Leeds in 1926 against Other Nations, in 1930 against Other Nations, in 1931 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in 1926 against New Zealand, in 1927 against New Zealand, in 1930 against Australia (2 matches).[2]