First: | RU |
Tommy Howley | |
Fullname: | Thomas Howley |
Birth Date: | unknown |
Death Date: | unknown |
Ru Club1: | Ebbw Vale RFC |
Club1: | Wigan |
Year1start: | 1920 |
Year1end: | 26 |
Appearances1: | 219 |
Tries1: | 101 |
Goals1: | 28 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 359 |
Teama: | Wales |
Yearastart: | 1921 |
Yearaend: | 25 |
Appearancesa: | 4 |
Triesa: | 0 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 0 |
Teamb: | Great Britain |
Yearbstart: | 1924 |
Appearancesb: | 6 |
Triesb: | 2 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 6 |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 11 May 2012 |
Source: | [1] |
New: | yes |
Thomas Howley (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Ebbw Vale RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Wigan, as a, or .[2]
Thomas Howley won 4 caps for Wales (RL) in 1921–1925 while at Wigan, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Wigan in 1924 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches).[1]
Thomas Howley played right- and scored a drop goal in Wigan's 13-2 victory over Oldham in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922,[3] and played right- and scored a 2-tries in the 22-10 victory over Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1925–26 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 8 May 1926.[4]
Thomas Howley played left- and scored a try in Wigan's 20–2 victory over Leigh in the 1922–23 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 25 November 1922,[5] and played right- in the 11-15 defeat by Swinton in the 1925–26 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1925–26 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Wednesday 9 December 1925