Tommy Smales

For the rugby league footballer for Great Britain, England, Huddersfield, Bradford Northern, and North Sydney Bears of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, see Thomas Smales.
Tommy Smales
Personal information
Full name Thomas Smales
Nickname Tommy
Born January→March 1939 (age 75–76)
Playing information
Position Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958–≥60 Wigan 11 3 4 0 17
≥1960–≤67 Barrow
≤1967–≥67 Featherstone Rovers
Total 11 3 4 0 17
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1974 Featherstone Rovers 7
1977 Bramley
1978 Doncaster
1979–81 Batley
1983–84 Dewsbury
Total 7 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Thomas "Tommy" Smales (January→March 1939 (age 75–76)[1]) birth registered in Pontefract, is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, and coach of the 1970s, and '80s, playing at club level for Wigan, Barrow, and Featherstone Rovers, as a Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, and coaching at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Bramley, Doncaster, Batley, and Dewsbury.[2]

Playing career

Challenge Cup final appearances

Tommy Smales played Loose forward/Lock, scored a try, two conversion's and a penalty, in Featherstone Rovers's 17-12 victory over Barrow in the 1967 Challenge Cup final during the 1966-67 season at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1967.

County Cup final appearances

Tommy Smales played Loose forward/Lock in Featherstone Rovers' 9-12 defeat by Hull in the 1969 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1969–70 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 20 September 1969.

Genealogical Information

Tommy Smales is the father of the rugby league footballer, Ian Smales.

Note

Somewhat confusingly, Tommy Smales played in the same era as the unrelated Great Britain, England, Huddersfield, Bradford Northern, and North Sydney Bears Scrum-half/Halfback of the 1960s and '70s, Tom "Tommy" Smales.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Coach statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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