Tommy Armitt

Tommy Armitt

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Armitt
Born	1 April 1904 Salford, England
Died	15 October 1972(1972-10-15) (aged 68) Salford, England
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1931–46 Swinton 354 24 6 0 84 1943–44 → Hull F.C. (guest) Total 354 24 6 0 84 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1933–38 Lancashire 13 1 0 0 3 1935–39 England 10 1 0 0 3 1933–37 Great Britain 8 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]
Association football career Position(s) centre-half Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1926 Accrington Stanley F.C. 1 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Armitt (1 April 1904 – 15 October 1972) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton, and wartime guest at Hull FC, as a hooker.^[1] In 1926 he played one match as centre-half in the Football League Third Division North for Accrington Stanley F.C.^[3]

Background

Tommy Armitt's birth was registered in Salford, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 68 in Salford, Lancashire, England.^[4]

Playing career

Swinton

Armitt debuted for Swinton in August 1931.^[5]

Armitt helped the club win the 1939–40 Lancashire Cup, playing in both legs of the final against Widnes. He also played against French club SA Villeneuvois in the 1935 Match of Champions.

Representative honours

Armitt won caps for England while at Swinton in 1935 against France and Wales, in 1936 against Wales (two matches) and France, in 1937 against France, in 1938 against Wales (two matches) and France, and in 1939 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1933 against Australia, in 1936 against Australia (two matches), and New Zealand (two matches), and in 1937 against Australia (three matches).

Armitt played hooker in Lancashire's 7-5 victory over Australia in the 1937–38 Kangaroo tour match at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Wednesday 29 September 1937, in front of a crowd of 16,250.^[6]

Personal life

Tommy Armitt was the father of the rugby league footballer; Charlie Armitt.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Player Summary: Tommy Armitt". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
3. Mike Jackman & Garth Dykes: Accrington Stanley: A Complete Record, 1894–1962. Breedon Books, Derby 1991, ISBN 978-0-907969-89-1, p. 110.
4. "Births, Marriages, Deaths, Acknowledgements, In Memoriam". Manchester Evening News. 17 October 1972. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "The Heritage Numbers - Part 2". Swinton Lions. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
6. "Wilderspool hosts memorable win". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links

• (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → Past Players → A at hullfc.com
• (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com