Thomas Fletcher (rugby)

Thomas Fletcher (third ¼ 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, i.e. number 12 or 13, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Cumberland, and at club level for Seaton ARLFC (three spells) (in Seaton, Workington), and Oldham (Heritage No. 50) (two spells), as a, i.e. number 3 or 4. Prior to the 1898–99 season, Seaton was a rugby union club.

Background
Tom Fletcher's birth was registered in Seaton, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 75 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.

International honours
Tom Fletcher won a cap for England (RU) while at Seaton in 1897 against Wales.

County honours
Tom Fletcher won caps for Cumberland (RL) while at Seaton (or Oldham) in 1898 against Cheshire and Lancashire.

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.