Tommy Bradshaw

Thomas Bradshaw (11 October 1920 – 20 December 1981) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Wigan, Leigh and Workington Town, plus a one-off WW2 guest appearance for St Helens and Oldham RLFC, as a scrum-half.[2]

For other people with the same name, see Tom Bradshaw (disambiguation).

Tommy Bradshaw
Personal information
Full nameThomas Bradshaw
Born(1920-10-11)11 October 1920
Wigan, England
Died20 December 1981(1981-12-20) (aged 61)[1]
Wigan, England
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1939–52 Wigan 302 35 0 0 105
1940–41 →Oldham (guest) 1 0 0 0 0
1943 →St Helens (guest) 1 0 0 0 0
1952–54 Leigh 68 1 0 0 3
1954 Workington Town 2 0 0 0 0
Total 374 36 0 0 108
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1942–47 Lancashire 3
1944–51 England 14 1 0 0 3
1947–50 Great Britain 5 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

Playing career

International honours

Tommy Bradshaw won caps for England while at Wigan in 1944 against Wales, in 1945 against Wales, in 1946 against Wales, and France, in 1947 against France (2 matches), and Wales (2 matches), in 1948 against France, in 1949 against Other Nationalities, and France, in 1950 against Wales (2 matches), in 1951 against Other Nationalities,[4] and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1947 against New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1950 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.[3]

Championship final appearances

Tommy Bradshaw played scrum-half in Wigan's 12–5 victory over Dewsbury in the Championship Final second-leg during the 1943–44 season at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Saturday 20 May 1944 (Hector Gee having played scrum-half in the first-leg),[5] played scrum-half in the 13–4 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1945–46 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 18 May 1946,[6] and played scrum-half, and scored a try, in the 13–4 victory over Dewsbury in the Championship Final during the 1946–47 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 21 June 1947.[7]

County League appearances

Tommy Bradshaw played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1945–46 season, 1946–47 season, 1949–50 season and 1951–52 season.[8]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Tommy Bradshaw played scrum-half in Wigan's 8–3 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1947–48 Challenge Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1948, in front of a crowd of 91,465.[9] and played scrum-half in the 10–0 victory over Barrow in the 1950–51 Challenge Cup Final during the 1950–51 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1951.[10]

County Cup Final appearances

Tommy Bradshaw played scrum-half in Wigan's 3–7 defeat by Widnes in the 1945–46 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1945–46 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 27 October 1945, played scrum-half in the 9–3 victory over Belle Vue Rangers in the 1946–47 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1946–47 season at Station Road, Swinton, on Saturday 26 October 1946,[11] played scrum-half in the 10–7 victory over Belle Vue Rangers in the 1947–48 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, on Saturday 1 November 1947,[12] and played scrum-half in the 20–7 victory over Leigh in the 1949–50 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, on Saturday 29 October 1949.[13]

References
  1. Fitzpatrick, Paul (21 December 1981). "French lesson for complacent GB". The Guardian. London. p. 17. ProQuest 186277910.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "1943–1944 War Emergency League Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. "1945–1946 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. "1946–1947 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. "1947-1948 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. "1950–1951 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  11. "1946–1947 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  12. "1947–1948 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  13. "1949–1950 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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