Tom Barton

English rugby league footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish rugby league footballer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasAthlete Rugby league player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1 February 1883
Death1 March 1958 (aged 75 years)
Star signAquarius
Sports Teams
St Helens RLFC
England national rugby league team
The details

Biography

Thomas "Tom" Barton (c. 1 February 1883c. 1 March 1958) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for St. Helens (captain), as a fullback, wing, centre, i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or, forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Tom Barton won a cap for England while at St. Helens in 1906 against Other Nationalities.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Tom Barton played right wing, i.e. number 2, in St. Helens' 3-37 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1915 Challenge Cup Final during the 1914–15 season at Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 1 May 1915, in front of a crowd of 8,000.

Club career

Tom Barton was considered a "Probable" for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but ultimately he was not selected for the tour.

Genealogical information

Tom Barton was the younger brother of the rugby league fullback who played in the 1890s for St. Helens, and Castleford; Jack Barton.[1]

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