Thomas Smales

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Tommy Smales
Personal information
Full nameThomas Smales
Born19 December 1934 [1]
Glasshoughton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died26 October 2017(2017-10-26) (aged 82)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight11 st 7 lb (73 kg)
Position Scrum-half
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1952–55 Featherstone Rovers
1955–64 Huddersfield 2951111335
1964–67 Bradford Northern 6113039
1967 North Sydney 9000
1967–68 Wakefield Trinity 5000
Total37012410374
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1962 England 10000
1962–65 Great Britain 82006
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
1969–70 Castleford 674621969
1976 Featherstone Rovers 16111469
1978–79 Featherstone Rovers 22611527
Total1056343860
Source: [2] [3] [4]

Thomas "Tommy" Smales (19 December 1934 – 26 October 2017) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Castleford, Huddersfield (captain), Bradford Northern, North Sydney Bears and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 736) as a scrum-half, i.e. number 7, and coached at club level for Castleford and Featherstone Rovers (two spells). [5] [6]

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Background

Tommy Smales's birth was registered in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was the landlord of the Traveller's Rest public house, Pontefract Road, Featherstone for 35-years, from 1969 until 2004, [7] and he died aged 82 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. [8]

Playing career

International honours

Tommy Smales won a cap for England while at Huddersfield in 1962 against France, [3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1962 against France, in 1963 against France, and Australia, in 1964 against France (2 matches), and while at Bradford Northern in 1965 against New Zealand (3 matches). [4]

Championship Final appearances

Tommy Smales played scrum-half, and was captain in Huddersfield's 14-5 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the Championship Final during the 1961–62 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 19 May 1962. [9]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Tommy Smales played scrum-half, and was captain in Huddersfield's 6-12 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1961–62 Challenge Cup Final during the 1961–62 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1962, in front of a crowd of 81,263. [10]

County Cup Final appearances

Tommy Smales played scrum-half, and scored a try in Huddersfield's 15-8 victory over York in the 1957–58 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 19 October 1957, [11] played scrum-half in the 10-16 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1960–61 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1960–61 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1960, and played scrum-half in Bradford Northern's 17-8 victory over Hunslet in the 1965–66 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1965.

Club career

Tommy Smales made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 25 September 1965, [12] he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.

Coaching career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Tommy Smales was the coach in Castleford's 7-2 victory over Wigan in the 1969–70 Challenge Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1970, in front of a crowd of 95,255. [13]

Club career

Tommy Smales was the coach of Castleford, his first game in charge was on Sunday 3 August 1969, and his last game in charge was on Saturday 28 November 1970. [6]

Genealogical information

Tommy Smales was the uncle of the rugby league footballer; Dale Fennell.

Note

Somewhat confusingly, Tommy Smales played in the same era as the unrelated Wigan, Barrow and Featherstone Rovers loose forward of the 1950s and 1960s, Thomas "Tommy" Smales.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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