Thomas Fletcher (rugby)

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Thomas Fletcher (11 April 1874 – 28 August 1950) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Seaton RFC (in Seaton, Workington), as a centre,^[1][4] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Cumberland, and at club level for Seaton ARLFC (three spells) (in Seaton, Workington),^[5] and Oldham (two spells), as a centre.^[2][6] Prior to the 1898–99 season, Seaton was a rugby union club.

Thomas Fletcher

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Fletcher
Born	11 April 1874 Seaton, Cumberland, England
Died	28 August 1950(1950-08-28) (aged 76) Cockermouth, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1897–≥97 Seaton RFC Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1897 England 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1897–≥97 Seaton ARLFC 1898–1906 Oldham RLFC 100 31 3 0 99 Total 100 31 3 0 99 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1898–1913 Cumberland 17 2 0 0 6
Source: [1][2][3]

Background

Tom Fletcher's birth was registered in Seaton, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 76 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.^[1]

Playing career

International honours

Tom Fletcher won a cap for England (RU) while at Seaton in 1897 against Wales.^[1]

County honours

Tom Fletcher won caps for Cumberland (RL) while at Seaton (or Oldham) in 1898 against Cheshire and Lancashire.^[2]

Change of Code

When Seaton converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code for the 1898–99 season, Tom Fletcher would have been 24 years of age. Consequently, he was both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Seaton.