Tommy Flynn

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Tommy Flynn
Personal information
Full nameThomas Flynn
Born(1898-02-15)15 February 1898
Wales
DiedJuly 1974(1974-07-00) (aged 76)
Warrington
Playing information
Position Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1922–25 St. Helens 1223850124
1925–32 Warrington 22473427317
Total346111477441
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1927–31 Glamorgan and Monmouthshire 41003
1931 Wales 10000
Source: [1]

Thomas Flynn (15 February 1898 – July 1974) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for St Helens and Warrington, as a stand-off or scrum-half. [1] He later became the groundsman at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington. [2] [3]

Contents

Playing career

International honours

Flynn won a cap for Wales while at Warrington in 1931. [1]

County honours

Tommy Flynn played scrum-half and scored a try in Monmouthshire's 14-18 defeat by Glamorgan in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927. [4]

Championship final appearances

Flynn played stand-off in Warrington's 10–22 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1925–26 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 8 May 1926. [5]

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