Tom Banks (rugby league)

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Tom Banks

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Banks
Born	(1907-05-08)8 May 1907 Castleford, England
Died	16 April 1959(1959-04-16) (aged 51)[1] Pontefract, England
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1929–34 Huddersfield 1934–36 York 1936–42 Castleford 41 2 0 0 6 1938 St Helens 8 0 0 0 0 Total 49 2 0 0 6 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1931 England 1 1 0 0 3 1932 Yorkshire 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Thomas Banks (1907 – 1959) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Huddersfield, York, Castleford and St Helens.^[4][5][6]

Playing career

Club career

Born in Castleford, Banks joined rugby league club Huddersfield in August 1928.^[7] He played at prop in Huddersfield's 21–17 victory over Warrington in the 1932–33 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1933.^[8] He was transferred to York in September 1934.^[7]

Banks joined his hometown club Castleford from York in January 1936.^[9] He played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1938–39 season.^[6]

International honours

Thomas Banks won a cap for England while at Huddersfield in 1931 against Wales.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Mr. Tom Banks Dies". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 17 April 1959. p. 13 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Player Summary: Tommy Banks". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
4. David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
5. "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
6. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
7. "Tom Banks Goes To York". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 10 September 1934. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fartown At Wembley - "The Wembley Years" - 1933, 1935, 1953 And 1962" (PDF). huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
9. "Tom Banks Joins Castleford". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 24 January 1936. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Banks Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com
• Profile at Saints Heritage Society