Thomas Tetley
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| Full name | Thomas Spence Tetley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | second ¼ 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 August 1924 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wharfedale, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
Tetley won a cap for England while at Bradford F.C. in 1875–76 Home Nations rugby union match against Scotland.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Tetley married in 1881 in Knaresborough.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Statistics at espnscrum.com (RU)". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.