 Ogden's Cigarette card featuring Thomas Clarkson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thomas Clarkson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown Leigh, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas "Tom"/"Tommy" Clarkson (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Leigh, [3] as a goal-kicking fullback. [1]
Tom Clarkson played fullback, and scored 2-goals in Leigh's 13-0 victory over Halifax in the 1920–21 Challenge Cup Final during the 1920–21 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 30 April 1921, in front of a crowd of 25,000.
Tom Clarkson won caps for England while at Leigh in 1921 against Australia, in 1922 against Wales, and in 1923 against Wales.
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