Tom Gilmore (rugby league)

Tom Gilmore (born 2 February 1994) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half or stand-off for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.

Tom Gilmore
Personal information
Full nameThomas Gilmore
Born (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)
Weight12 st 4 lb (78 kg)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–19 Widnes Vikings 58 15 73 3 209
2014(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → N Wales Crusaders 2 1 0 0 4
2015(loan) → London Broncos 15 4 0 0 16
2020 Halifax 2 0 0 0 0
2020(loan) → Salford Red Devils 2 1 0 0 4
2021–22 Batley Bulldogs 56 10 181 2 404
2023– Widnes Vikings 1 0 1 1 3
Total 136 31 255 6 640
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 7 February 2023

He played for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League and the Championship, and on loan from Widnes at the North Wales Crusaders and the London Broncos in the Kingstone Press Championship. Gilmore has also played for Halifax in the Championship, and on loan from 'Fax at the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League.

Background

Gilmore was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.

Career

Widnes Vikings

He made his début as a substitute in the victory against the London Broncos in 2012, but his first starting appearance had to wait until April 2013 against the Huddersfield Giants.[4]

On 26 February 2015 Gilmore joined the Broncos on a one-month loan deal.[5]

Halifax

On 25 September 2020 it was announced that Gilmore would join Salford on loan.[6]

Batley Bulldogs

On 17 November 2020 it was announced that Gilmore would join the Batley Bulldogs for the 2021 season.[7]

Widnes Vikings (re-join)

On 10 October 2022 it was announced that Gilmore had re-joined the Widnes Vikings on a two-year deal.[8]

International career

In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[9]

References
  1. SL profile
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. "Huddersfield Giants 62 Widnes Vikings 6: Betts calls for change after Giants destroy his Vikings". Yorkshire Post. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. "Gilmore joins Broncos on loan deal". 26 February 2015.
  6. "Salford Red Devils: Tom Gilmore & Olly Ashall-Bott join on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. "Tom Gilmore joins Batley". www.rugby-league.com. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  8. "Gilmore's Vikings return confirmed". Widnes Vikings. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  9. "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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