Tom Askin

Thomas C. Askin
Personal information
Nickname Tom, Tommy
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1925–38/39 Featherstone Rovers 130 45 1 0 137
1930–37 Castleford[1] 196 64 0 0 192
Total 326 109 1 0 329
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927/28–28/29 Yorkshire ≥4
1928 Great Britain[2] 6 1 0 0 3

Thomas C. Askin[1] was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He competed at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers and Castleford. He usually played as a wing or centre.[3][4]

Playing career

Club career

Tom Askin, whose brother Ambrose Askin also played rugby,[5] made his debut for Featherstone Rovers on 21 March 1925.[6] He played left-centre in Featherstone Rovers' 0-5 defeat by Leeds in the 1928 Yorkshire Cup final at Belle Vue, Wakefield, on 24 November 1928.

Askin played for Castleford from the 1930-31 season to that of 1936-37.[1] He was a part of the Castleford team that won the Yorkshire County League during the 1932–33 season. He played left wing and scored a try in Castleford's 11-8 victory over Huddersfield in the 1935 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London, on 4 May 1935, in front of a crowd of 39,000.[7]

In September 1938, Askin returned to Featherstone on loan from Castleford.[8]

International and County honours

Askin won caps for Great Britain in 1928, when he played three matches against Australia and a further three against New Zealand.[2] He also won caps for Yorkshire during the 1927–28 season against Cumberland, Lancashire, and Glamorgan & Monmouthshire, and during the 1928–29 season against Lancashire.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Thomas C. Askin". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Custom Match List". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C. Wakefield Express. ASIN B00O1TLDPC.
  4. ↑ Smart, David; Howard, Andrew (1 July 2000). Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History. The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957.
  5. ↑ "Featherstone Rovers". Sheffield Independent. 15 January 1938. p. 9. Askin, a brother of Tommy Askin. a former Featherstone International, was transferred from Castleford to Keighley early this season at a substantial fee
  6. ↑ Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952.
  7. ↑ "Sat 4th May 1935 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 39,000". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "TOMMY ASKIN Returns on Loan to Play for Featherstone". Leeds Mercury. 23 September 1938. p. 9. T. Askin, the international winger, returns to his old team. Featherstone Rovers with whom he began his career and won international honours have arranged with Castleford, their opponents ...
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