First: | RU |
Trevor Thomas | |
Fullname: | William Trevor Thomas |
Birth Date: | 8 March 1907 |
Birth Place: | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
Death Date: | 3 February 1969 (aged 61) |
Death Place: | Sofrydd, Crumlin, Wales |
Ru Position: | Flanker |
Ru Club1: | Abertillery RFC |
Ru Year1start: | ≤1930 |
Ru Year1end: | 31 |
Club1: | Oldham |
Year1start: | 1931 |
Year1end: | 36 |
Appearances1: | 87 |
Tries1: | 17 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 55 |
Club2: | Wigan |
Year2start: | 1936 |
Year2end: | 40 |
Appearances2: | 112 |
Tries2: | 9 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 27 |
Club3: | Oldham |
Year3start: | 1939 |
Year3end: | 42 |
Appearances3: | 42 |
Ru Teama: | Wales |
Ru Yearastart: | 1930 |
Ru Appearancesa: | 1 |
Ru Triesa: | 0 |
Ru Goalsa: | 0 |
Ru Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Ru Pointsa: | 0 |
Yearastart: | 1932 |
Yearaend: | 40 |
Appearancesa: | 3 |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 12 May 2010 |
Source: | [1] [2] [3] |
New: | yes |
William Trevor Thomas (8 March 1907 – 3 February 1969), also known by the nickname of "Ocker", was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Abertillery RFC, as a flanker,[1] [2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham (two spells) (captain), and Wigan,[4] as a .[3] [5] [6]
William "Ocker" Thomas was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, and he died aged 61 in Sofrydd, Crumlin, Wales (death registered in Pontypool, Wales).
Thomas won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Abertillery RFC in 1930 against England,[1] [2] and won 3 caps for Wales (RL) in 1932–1940 while at Oldham, and Wigan.[3]
During Thomas' time at Oldham, they had a 12-0 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1933 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1933–34 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 18 November 1933. Thomas played at in Wigan's 10-7 victory over Salford in the 1938 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938.[7]