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| Full name | Gomer Llewelyn Gunn | |||||
| Born | July→September 1885 Treherbert, Wales |
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| Died | October→December 1935 (aged 49–50) Bradford, England |
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| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| –1903 | Treherbert RFC | |||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Fullback, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1903–1908 | Bradford (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.) | |||||
| 1908–1909 | Wigan | 10 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |
| 1909 | Keighley | |||||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1905–≥1905 | Other Nationalities | ≥1 | ||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Gomer Gunn (birth registered July→September 1885 in Treherbert[1] — death registered October→December 1935 (aged 49–50) in Bradford[2]) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s who at club level played rugby union (RU) for Treherbert RFC, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Bradford (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.), and Wigan, playing at Fullback, or Centre, i.e. number 1, or 3 or 4.
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Gomer Gunn won a cap for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Bradford (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.) in the 11-26 defeat to England at Park Avenue, Bradford on 2 January 1905.
During Gomer Gunn's time at Bradford they won the Rugby Football League Championship in the 1903–04 season, and the Challenge Cup in the 1905–06 season beating Salford 5-0 at Headingley Stadium, Leeds.
Gomer Gunn played Centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Wigan's 18-2 victory over Batley in the 1908-09 Rugby Football League Championship semi-final at Central Park, Wigan on the 17 April 1909, but he did not play in the 7-3 victory over Oldham in the final at The Willows, Salford on 1 May 1909, with Lance Todd taking his place in the team.[3]
Gomer Gunn played Centre, i.e. number 4, in Wigan's 16-8 victory over Australia in the tour match at Central Park, Wigan on 20 January 1909.[4]
Gomer Gunn's marriage to Annie Bentley was registered during April→June 1906 in Keighley district.[5] Annie Gunn (née Bentley) died during January→March 1922 in North Bierley district.[6] Gomer Gunn's marriage to Elsie Richardson was registered during January→March 1929 in Bradford district.[7]
In the referenced photograph "Welshman Gomer Gunn" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com, Gomer Gunn is wearing a 1904-5 cap, and what appears to be a Wales national team shirt, as yet there are no references detailing him playing for Wales at either rugby league, or rugby union. The Wales national rugby league team did not play its first international until 1 January 1908, so the 1904-5 cap is unlikely to be associated with Wales national rugby league team, and may be his Other Nationalities cap as this was won in the 1904-5 season.[8]