Thomas Tetley

For the British Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete of the 1920s, see Thomas Wand-Tetley.

Thomas Spence Tetley
Full nameThomas Spence Tetley
Date of birthsecond ¼ 1856
Place of birthBradford, England
Date of death15 August 1924 (aged 68)
Place of deathWharfedale, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarters
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Bradford F.C. ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1876 England[1] 1

Thomas "Tom" Spence Tetley (birth registered second 1⁄4 1856[2] – 15 August 1924[3]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1870s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C.,[4] as a three-quarter, i.e. wing or centre. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford F.C. was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue.

Playing career

Tetley won a cap for England while at Bradford F.C. in 1875–76 Home Nations rugby union match against Scotland.[1]

Personal life

Tetley married in 1881 in Knaresborough.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at espnscrum.com (RU)". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  5. ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.