Tom Nevin

This article is about the Australian footballer of the 1930s. For the Irish physicist, see Thomas Edwin Nevin.

Thomas Nevin (1916–1972) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s.

Tommy Nevin

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Joseph Nevin
Born	(1916-09-03)3 September 1916[1] Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
Died	6 May 1972(1972-05-06) (aged 55) Penshurst, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1935–45 Newtown 142 30 0 0 90
Source: [2][1]

Playing career

Nevin (1st row 2nd from right) in the Newtown 1943 premiership team

Nevin was a Newtown five-eighth who played eleven seasons of first grade football with the club between 1935–1945. He won a premiership with Newtown, playing in the winning 1943 Grand Final.^[2] Remembered as a brilliant defender, Nevin played 135 first grade games with Newtown, the highlights being in the teams that won the 1937 City Cup, the 1941 State Cup, the 1943 premiership and the 1945 State Cup before retiring.^[3]

Nevin died suddenly from a heart attack on 6 May 1972, aged 56.^[4]

References

1. "Tommy Nevin". Rugby League Project.
2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995ISBN 1875169571
3. Terry Williams: Through Blue Eyes, a Pictorial History of Newtown RLFC. 2008
4. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 08/05/1972