| Pat Tunney | |
| Fullname: | Patrick Tunney |
| Birth Date: | 1872 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Culduff, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Croxdale, County Durham, England |
| Club1: | Salford |
| Year1start: | 1897 |
| Year1end: | 05 |
| Appearances1: | 222 |
| Tries1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 33 |
| Teama: | England |
| Yearastart: | 1904 |
| Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Teamb: | Lancashire |
| Yearbstart: | 1899-05 |
| Appearancesb: | 18 |
| Triesb: | 0 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 0 |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 27 August 2009 |
| Source: | [1] [2] |
Patrick Tunney (1 February 1872 – 28 November 1949) was an Irish born, English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Salford, as a Forward (prior to the specialist positions of;), during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Pat Tunney won a cap for England, he played as a forward, i.e. number 9, in the 3–9 defeat by Other Nationalities at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[2] [3]
Tunney won 18 caps playing for Lancashire.
Pat Tunney played as a forward, i.e. number 10, in Salford's 8–16 defeat by Swinton in the 1900 Challenge Cup Final during the 1899–1900 season at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester, in front of a crowd of 17,864. He then played as Hooker in the 1902 Challenge cup final 0–25 defeat versus Broughton Rangers at Rochdale in front of a crowd of 15,006. He suffered his third defeat in 1903, playing at Prop Forward against Halifax at Headingley in front of 32,507 spectators, Halifax winning 7–0.[4]